A video production company filming school soccer in New Zealand had its drone shot down by a boy’s well-aimed punt.
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Ashley Sanchez, 16, scores four for U.S. U-20 women
The U.S. U-20 women’s national team beat Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, 4-1, and got all four of its goals from SoCal Blues striker Ashley Sanchez after she entered the game inthe the 68th minute. The 16-year-old Sanchez scored her first shortly after stepping on the field when she pressured goalkeeper Ana after a Rayo throw-in […]
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U.S. Development Academy players who return to high school ball
U.S. Soccer Development Academy players aren’t allowed to play high school soccer, but Jon Kerr reports on three Chicago area players, including two alreadycommitted to colleges, who are leaving their Academy teams to play senior year high school ball. The article brings up the arguments from both sides of the high school vs. club battle […]
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Germany U-17s seek glory to make up for disappointing year
The U-17 World Cup is Germany’s fifth major youth tournament this year, reports Uli Hesse, but as of yet, none of the teams managed to claim a title. ShouldGermany lift the trophy, it would be a historic triumph. No German team has ever won the World Cup at this level. In 2007 (when the team featured […]
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'The ball is ever-present': Increasing the physical demands of a common tactical exercise
By John Cone Every activity we set up contains a physical element — and for this reason contributes to our players’ development of fitness and athleticism. When I worked asan assistant coach for Bob Gansler with the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) one of his many sayings that have stuck with me was: “the […]
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U.S. U-20 women beat Atletico Madrid
The U.S. U-20 women’s national team beat Atletico Madrid, 3-0, on second-half goals by Marley Canales, Ella Stevens and Mallory Pugh. U.S. coachMichelle French brought 21 players to the training camp in Spain as the team continues preparations for the 2015 Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship that will send three teams to the 2016 U-20Women’s World […]
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Don't blame the player pool for U-17 debacle
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. U-17 boys national team was long a source of pride for American soccer. From 1985, when FIFA launched the biennial U-17 World Cup, to 2011, theUSA was the only nation that qualified for all 14 U-17 World Cups. Quite an achievement. In the 1989, the USA beat Brazil at the […]
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Compensating youth clubs: 'The ball moves forward'
By Mike Woitalla American youth clubs’ quest to get paid for their former players who go pro — standard throughout the world under FIFA regulations — led to a meeting on Oct. 16hosted by U.S. Soccer. “In a nutshell, they kind of moved the ball forward,” said attorney Lance Reich, who attended the meeting and […]
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Klinsmann's Technical Director duties have become more ceremonial?
SI.com’s Grant Wahl writes that multiple sources say that Jurgen Klinsmann’s duties as U.S. Soccer Technical Director “have become more ceremonialthan before.” That over the past, U.S. Soccer’s chief commercial director Jay Berhalter has started taking over a lot of the day-to-day technical director duties. A U.S. Soccerspokesperson said: “Any perception that there’s a power […]
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Going Back to the Future
By Randy Vogt “Back to the Future 1” is my favorite movie of all time. Movie critic Roger Ebert even compared the movie to another classic,“It’s a Wonderful Life,” as the film shows the power of one individual to make a difference in the world. An early scene from “Back to the Future 1” hasMarty […]