More than 5,000 teens are expected to attend Alianza de Futbol‘s Sueno tryouts in 11 cities across the USA in hopes of impressing scoutsfrom Mexican Liga MX clubs, the Mexican national team program and MLS clubs. Launched in 2008 to discover young Latino talent, this year’s Powerade Sueno Alianza begins in Phoenix April 25. Registration: […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 boys head to Bosnia
U-18 boys national team coach Javier Perez has selected a 18-player squad to travel Bosnia & Herzegovina April 22-May 1. The roster includes goalkeeper JonathanKlinsmann, son of U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, and Houston Dynamo academy forward Christian Lucatero, who trained with Mexico’s U-18 national team inFebruary. The USA will play three friendlies, against Siroki Brijeg, […]
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The Skin Cancer Dilemma for Refs
By Randy Vogt I started refereeing in 1978 so I have been officiating for 37 years. The only regret that I have during this time is that I did not wear a black baseball capwhen I started. My referee career began when sun tan lotion was used instead of much more effective sun block. Who […]
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Tab Ramos eyes additions for U-20 World Cup roster
By Mike Woitalla Coach Tab Ramos has a month to finalize his roster for the U-20 World Cup that kicks off May 30 in New Zealand, where the USA aims toreach the knockout stage of the biennial competition for the first time since 2007. After finishing third at the U-20 Concacaf Championship in January, Ramos […]
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Hazing horrors — and how to prevent them
By Mike Woitalla Last year, the University of New Mexico women’s team made nationalnews for hazing that resulted in two players hospitalized. This year, among reports of hazing in high school soccer, an expert on hazing said it “is becoming more violent andsexualized.” A brutal Southern California high school incident resulted in felony assault charges […]
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Roster: Heinrichs selects 24 for U.S. U-18 women
U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs will run a U-18 women’s training camp April 19-26 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. This age group –all 24 players were born in 1998 — is aiming for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The squad will play the WPSL’s San Diego […]
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Roster: U.S. U-14 boys convene for third 2015 camp
Coach Brian Johnson has named a 36-player squad for the U.S. U-14 boys national team’s third camp of 2015. The U-14s, who played three games in Spain in February, will train inCarson, Calif., April 18-26. On the Spain trip, Johnson’s team beat its Real Madrid (2-0) and Rayo Vallecano (4-0) counterparts and lost 2-0 to […]
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Alex Morgan's Advice to Parents: Be Supportive, Respect Boundaries
By Mike Woitalla Ask her coaches past or present to describe Alex Morgan’s attributes and the answers are always similar: fast, strong, lethal with her right andleft foot, and good in the air. “Those are things I worked on for years,” said the 25-year-old Morgan, who will lead the U.S. attack at the Women’s World […]
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George Weah's son progresses in U.S. national team program
By Mike Woitalla Timothy Weah, the son of former Liberian great George Weah, the 1995 World Player of the Year, continues climbing the ranks ofthe U.S. youth national team program. The 15-year-old Timothy is part of Coach John Hackworth’s 20-player squad heading to the 12th Tournament Delle Nazioni, hosted byItaly, Slovenia and Austria April 21-May […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 boys head to Europe
Coach John Hackworthhas named a 20-player U.S. U-15 boys national team squad for the 12th Tournament Delle Nazioni, hosted by Italy, Slovenia and Austria April 21-May 2. The U.S.team will first train in Italy before playing Group C games in Slovenia against Costa Rica, Slovenia and Croatia. Group A (England, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Italy) plays […]