[PRESIDENTS CUP] A year after Shalrie Joseph SC was launched by the New England Revs star of the same name, it was crowned the under-14 boys champion at the2010 U.S. Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals held in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Thunders United of Brownsville, Texas, won its second straight title with the under-16 boys championship. […]
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Americans open title defense against Ghana
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Three days after the end of the World Cup, the USA is back in action in a FIFA competition against Ghana. This time it’s in theUnder-20 Women’s World Cup, where the USA begins its defense of the title on Wednesday at Rudolf-Harbig Stadium in Dresden, Germany (TV: ESPNU, live, noon ET). […]
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Inaugural girls championships set to kick off
[ECNL] The Elite Clubs National League will hold its inaugural national girls championship beginning Thursday at 60 Acres Soccer Park in Redmond, Wash.Regular-season champions from the Challenge A groups — PDA (U-17), Mustang SC (U-16) and Dallas Sting (U-15) — head the 120 teams from the 40 current ECNL clubs that will be competing. National […]
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Gatorade Player of the Year Pathman joins U.S. squad
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Duke-bound defender Mollie Pathman, recently named the 2009-2010 Gatorade National GirlsHigh School Player of the Year, replaced Sade Ayinde on the U.S. squad that is in Germany to prepare for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup that beginsWednesday against Ghana at Rudolf-Harbig Stadium in Dresden, Germany. U.S. Roster GOALKEEPERS (3):18-Adrianna […]
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Vipers off to defend national title
[REGION I GIRLS] The 2009 national champion FC Bucks Vipers will return to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships after winning the Region I under-19girls title on Tuesday at the Barboursville Soccer Complex in Barboursville, W.Va. The Vipers claimed their third Region I championship with a 4-1 win over New Jersey’s Aristocrats, 4-1.They were led […]
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Dickey takes 18 players to Danish tournament
[U.S. UNDER-17 GIRLS] The USA will use a trip to Denmark July 2-11 to get quality under-17 girls international matches against the Netherlands, Denmark andNorway. U.S. coach Mike Dickey will bring 18 players to the tournament. Five were part of the U.S. team that failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-17Women’s World Cup despite outscoring […]
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Big haul for Freestate and Emerald City
[NATIONAL CUP IX REGIONALS] Maryland’s Freestate Soccer Alliance and Washington’s Emerald City won four titles apiece at National Cup IX regional tournamentsthat finished up Tuesday. Regionals will continue through July 12 in 11 cities. Winners in the U-13 through U-17 age groups earned berths in the National Cup IX Finals to be played July24-27 (girls) […]
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Hawks and Eclipse Select dominate
[REGION II GIRLS] The Michigan Hawks won three titles, and Eclipse Select was victorious in two age groups at the US Youth Soccer Region II Championshipsin Beavercreek, Ohio. Eclipse Select’s U-18s and the Hawks’ U-14s were the only teams to successfully defend their regional title. RESULTS:Under-13 Girls Michigan Hawks (MI) 2 JB Marine (MO) 0 MIHA […]
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Marin FC and Colorado Storm Royal record hat tricks
[NATIONAL CUP IX REGIONALS] Marin FC (Calif.) and Colorado Storm Royal earned three regional titles apiece in the National Cup IX regional action. For allthe winners … Marin FC claimed girls championships in the U-13 Premier, U-14 Super and U-17 Super Groups at the Modesto Regional. Colorado Storm Royal boys made ittwo years in […]
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The Real deal
[REGION IV GIRLS] Real So Cal White and Real Colorado National knocked off defending national champions to win the under-17 and under-15 girls titles,respectively, at the U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. For more on the girls champions … Real So Cal White beat De Anza Force Blue, 1-0, in the under-17girls […]