Fifty-six players from 17 states who emerged from tryouts in 12 U.S. cities are competing at the Powerade Sueno Alianza National Showcase in Miami in front of scouts from Mexico and the USA. Morethan 9,000 players took part in the free Sueno Alianza tryouts in the program that was launched in 2008 to expose young […]
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Should you play sports when you're sick?
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. We’re getting in to that time of year when people start sneezing and coughing all around you. It’s pretty easy to catch a cold or sinus congestion togenerally make you feel lousy. And at the same time your team continues to practice and play games. You want to keep playing, […]
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Roster: U.S. U-16 boys head to France
U.S. U-16 boys national team coach Shaun Tsakiris has named a 20-player roster for the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France at which the USA will face England (Oct. 25), Russia(Oct. 27) and host France (Oct. 29). All the players in the squad were born in 2001. Two are foreign-based: Miami native Konrad De la Fuente who […]
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Survey: Coaching Compensation in the USA
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and Soccer America have partnered on a research project on compensation for coaches across various levels of the U.S. game, beginning with a5-minute online surveyfor NSCAA members. The survey willgather information on coaching and coaching-related activities. The results will help better equip coaches to negotiate salaries and […]
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DiCicco and Dorrance react to USA's U-17 World Cup exit
By Mike Woitalla On Friday, Japan faces North Korea in the final of the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup, a biennial championship launched in 2008 that the USA has never won. This time, in Jordan, the USA, coached by B.J. Snow, exited in the first round, after losses to Ghana (2-1) and Japan (3-2) followed […]
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Watch out corporate America, Here come the Refs!
By Randy Vogt A few very advanced refs can earn enough money from refereeing to make it their vocation. For the rest of us, it’s a hobby that earns some money. Although Iwill always be known best as a referee, I have done OK for myself in the business world while some weekend refs are […]
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Mallory Pugh leads USA's U-20 Women's World Cup squad
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla Mallory Pugh, the 18-year-old Colorado product who has alreadymade 17 appearances, with four goals and seven assists, for the USA’s full national team under Coach Jill Ellis, is one of 21 players named by Coach Michelle Frenchto the USA’s roster for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup (Nov. 13-Dec. 3) in […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 women in Northern Ireland
U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs has taken a 20-player squad — eight 1999s and 12 born in 1998 — to Northern Ireland October 13-24 for the 2016Women’s International Cup, at which the team will face England (Oct. 18), France (Oct. 20) and host Northern Ireland Oct. 23. U.S. U-18 women’s nationalteam GOALKEEPERS (2): […]
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Four clubs added to Girls Development Academy; U.S. Soccer sets six regional divisions
U.S. Soccer has announced the addition of four clubs to the Girls Development Academy, which kicks off in the fall of 2017: San Diego’s Albion SC, the Los Angeles Galaxy, the San Jose Earthquakes, andGeorgia’s Club United Futbol Academy. U.S. Soccer has also announced the breakdown of the six regional divisions. Four clubs — Northern […]
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World Cup ends early for U.S. U-17 girls
By Mike Woitalla The USA exited in the first round at the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup with a win and two losses. Needing a victory over defending champion Japan on Saturday afteropening with a 6-1 win over Paraguay and a 2-1 loss to Ghana, Coach B.J. Snow‘s team fell, 3-2, to the Japanese. Only […]