Recently named U.S. U-18 boys national team head coach Omid Namazi has called in 32 players roster (1999s) for the U-18s’ first camp of the year, Jan. 17-23 in Lakewood Ranch,Florida. Only 12 of the 36-player roster have previous youth national team experience. The squad’s first international play of 2016 will come in March in […]
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Wilmer Cabrera on closing gaps, kids loving MLS and Bradenton
Interview by Mike Woitalla Wilmer Cabrera, a member of Colombia’s 1990 and 1998 World Cup squads, moved to the USA in 2003 after a 20-year pro career. Aftercoaching Long Island youth teams and at Queens club BW Gottschee, Cabrera became the U.S. U-17 boys national team coach, overseeing the team’s residency program in Bradenton, Florida, […]
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Sebastian Dremmler on Bayern Munich's formula for success, its U.S. venture and breaking into the first team
Interview by Mike Woitalla In 2014, Bayern Munich opened a New York office and forged a partnership with Global Premier Soccer (GPS), which oversees clubs in 15 U.S. states. Sebastian Dremmler has served as head coach of Bayern Munich youth teams and oversees theclub’s U.S. venture. SOCCER AMERICA: Is Bayern Munich’s success at graduating players […]
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San Jose Earthquakes offer fields to Santa Clara youth league
The San Jose Earthquakes have pledged to open two fields at Avaya Stadium to young Santa Clara players displaced by Super Bowl 50, a gesture that could end nearly two weeks of bitter litigation andfinger-pointing between the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League, the NFL and the city of Santa Clara.
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Dennis te Kloese on Mexican success and the USA's challenges
Interview by Mike Woitalla Dennis te Kloese, the Mexican soccer federation’s director of youth national teams, served as Chivas USA’s director of soccer in2005-08. The Dutchman, who first moved to Mexico in 2003 to become Chivas Guadalajara’s scouting director, was also Tigres UANL’s academy director in 2008-2011. Currently in his secondstint with Mexican federation, we […]
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NSCAA's Lynn Berling-Manuel: 'Coaches are a powerful community'
By Olivia Ruiz & Mike Woitalla In 1977, Lynn Berling-Manuel, as a young editor with Soccer America Magazine, went to cover the annual NSCAA CoachesConvention held that January in San Francisco. She went not knowing what to expect, but came out changed. “It was transformative,” she said. “The passion of the coachesreally touched me and […]
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U.S. U-20 men notch two wins
The new U.S. U-20 men’s national team, mainly 1997-born players with the ultimate aim being the 2017 U-20 World Cup, notched a pair of wins during its first training camp of the year. Coach Tab Ramos’ split squad beat both SIMI Monteverde and Weston Select by the score of 3-0. The U-20s face Albion Plantation […]
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How refs could learn from Wall Street
By Randy Vogt I’ve never worked on Wall Street although I would love to ring the bell starting the workday at one of the stock exchanges in the future. Many people have a negativeview of Wall Street but there are a couple of important things that Soccer Americans, especially those who are referees, could learn: […]
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Jeff Baicher on U-17 residency, the foreign option and competing with MLS clubs
Interview by Mike Woitalla U.S. Soccer Development Academy club De Anza Force’s alums who have played for U.S. youth national teams include Marc Pelosi, whocaptained the USA at the 2011 U-17 World Cup after attending the U.S. Soccer U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla., and moved to Liverpool as a teen before joining the San […]
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Brad Friedel prepared well for coaching career
By Mike Woitalla Less than a year after ending his 23-year professional career, goalkeeper Brad Friedel has been named head coach of the U.S. U-19 men’snational team. That’s a quick rise in the coaching ranks, but the 44-year-old has been preparing for quite a while. Friedel, a member of two U.S. Olympic and three World […]