Foreign clubs are getting involved in American youth soccer, which makes one question what they’re after and whether we want what they’re offering.
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Posted inSoccer America Magazine, Story
MLS Midseason: Changes muddle Race
It’s never easy predicting the second half of an MLS season based on what transpired in the first three months, but playing Nostradamus this year is especially vexing.
Posted inSoccer America Magazine, Story
Women’s Olympics: Pia embraces change
Swede Pia Sundhage, installed as U.S women’s national team coach following the debacle at the 2007 Women’s World Cup, has stressed the need for change.
Posted inSoccer America Magazine, Story
Men’s Olympic Guide:
USA, Opponents, Stars, Men’s Soccer Olympic Gold Medalists and Schedule.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
RISING STAR: Chris Hegngi
D.C. United was one of the first MLS clubs to invest in youth development. Its academy program is loaded with future pro prospects. One of the top academy players is rising senior Chris Hegngi..
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Score Showcase at Greensboro Boys Champions
The 10th annual Score Showcase at Greensboro concluded with the boys finals. The Scores tournaments have entered into a 10-year commitment to hold their summer competitions in Greensboro.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
San Diego Surf Cup Champions
The first week of the 28th annual San Diego Surf Cup concluded with champions crowned in 12 boys and girls age groups. Arsenal FC won two boys and girls titles, while the Surf captured two girls titles and finished second in two other age groups. For all the U-10 to U-15 champions ..
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. Club Soccer National Cup VII Champions
Buffalo United Soccer Club and Washington’s Federal Way Reign Soccer Club both walked away with two national championships at U.S. Club Soccer’s National Cup VII. On the boys side, four of the five Super Group winners were California teams. For all the teams added to the Doug Hamilton Memorial Cup …
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships Results
All the results and all the goal scorers from the 84 games played at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in North Little Rock, Ark.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
South Coast Bayern sweeps at Milk Cup
California’s South Coast Bayern beat County Fermanagh, 3-0, on Monday and then edged Ipswich Town of England, 3-2, the next day to advance to the quarterfinals of the U-17 Premier Section at Northern Ireland’s Milk Cup, one of the world’s most prestigious summer youth tournaments.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Blanco boys see Windy City
Cuauhtemoc Blanco, the Chicago Fire’s Mexican star, paid for 18 players from his Academia Cuauhtemoc Blanco in Mexico City to travel to Chicago, where it competed in the 2008 World Sport Chicago International Cup.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
NEWSSTAND: The world of youth soccer
Families are traveling up to 200 miles — each way — several times a week so their sons can train at the Kansas City Wizards’ youth academy … English club Sunderland sent scouts to the town of Los Gatos, Calif., seeking out players as young as 12-years-old … Aztecs FC Premier, a Southern California U-15 powerhouse, features a true two-way player: Alejandro Guido, who plays on both U.S. and Mexican youth national teams.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. Youth Soccer’s adidas Golden Boot and Glove winners
[AWARDS] There were four repeat winners of the adidas Golden Boot (MVP) and Glove (best keeper) at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships: Baltimore Casa Mia Bays’ Timothy Peitsch (U-15 boys), Dallas Texans Red’s Brittany Jagger (U-16 girls) and Force FC’s Jill Flietstra and Laura Heyboer (U-19 girls). For all the winners …
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Scoring comes naturally to Foxhoven
[PLAYER OF THE WEEK] Scoring goals has come naturally to the Colorado Rush Nike’s Danielle Foxhoven since she was a three-year-old playing 4-on-4 soccer in the Denver area. In recent years, Foxhoven, who was the leading scorer at the 2008 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, has honed her skills playing soccer tennis with her younger brother, Zach, himself a goalscorer of national acclaim.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Texas-sized records shattered at National Championships
Never before has a state association had more than six teams win titles at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, and never before has an individual club won more than two titles in the same year. Those records were shattered at this year’s National Championships in North Little Rock, Ark.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Cooper stays, Toja waits
[MLS] FC Dallas has responded to one vexing question by deciding not to sell forward Kenny Cooper and as of Tuesday night had not come to any conclusion regarding midfielder Juan Toja
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U.S. under-17 boys national team roster
U.S. U-17 boys national team coach Wilmer Cabrera has taken 24 players on a 16-day tour of Central America. The team will travel to Panama, Guatemala and Honduras, where it will play two games apiece against youth national teams. The majority of players spent the spring in the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton, Fla. For the complete roster …
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U.S. under-18 boys national team roster
The U.S. U-18 boys national team opens a four-game tour of Uruguay and Paraguay against Uruguay on Thursday in Montevideo. U.S. coach Dave Sarachan named 18 players for the trip, including three players named to the 2008 U-15/16 Development Academy all-conference teams: Paul Islas (Cal Odyssey), Latif Alashe (Vardar) and Harrison Petts (champion Carmel United). For the complete roster …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Houston looks like a champ again
[SUPERLIGA] For one night, at least, the two-time defending MLS Cup winner looked the part, and as a consequence, Houston has reached the SuperLiga final. Defender Bobby Boswell tucked away a flicked-on corner kick and Corey Ashe headed in a late clinching goal to carry the Dynamo past Pachuca, winner of the inaugural SuperLiga last year, 2-0, at Robertson Stadium. Houston will meet either New England or Atlante, which contest the other semifinal Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium (TV: Telefutura, 8 pm ET), in the final next week.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Donna Shalala on U.S. Soccer Board of Directors
Donna Shalala, who served eight years as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Clinton and is currently the President of the University of Miami, is the third Independent Director named to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Board of Directors. The three Independent Director positions were created at U.S. Soccer’s 2006 Annual General Meeting when the organization’s Board of Directors was reduced from 40 to 15.
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Ronaldo rumors rankle Real’s ranks
[TRANSFER TALK] The Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga has been going on since Manchester United’s Champions League victory on May 21, and 10 weeks later it remains unresolved. Now the uncertainty over the winger’s transfer is affecting the Real Madrid players, who have grown frustrated with the ubiquity of the Ronaldo rumors.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Player turns bodyguard for ref
[REF WATCH] Referee Matt Stoneman found himself in a difficult situation when he allowed a controversial goal in a Pacific Premiership soccer match in New Zealand.
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Nigerians short on hair
[OFF THE POST/OLYMPICS] The United States Men’s Olympic team will face a Nigerian team short on hair when the countries meet in Beijing on August 13. Samson Siasia, coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Olympic team, has issued a mandate to all of his players: cut your hair or get lost.
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PSG banned for fans’ banner
[FRANCE] Paris Saint-Germain has lost the right to defend its French League Cup trophy. The French soccer federation banned the team because of incidents that occurred during the club’s 2-1 final victory over Lens this past spring.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“Right now, with my move to Dortmund, it looks like I will first make any kind of decision regarding national teams after my first season here. It’s already tough enough to fight for a starting spot here, and I don’t need any extra baggage at this early point in my career.”
— Neven Subotic, a 19-year-old defender who was on the USA’s U-17 2005 World Cup team, on whether he’ll choose to play for the USA at the senior level or for other national teams he is eligible for. Subotic was born in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Serbian family that immigrated to Germany before moving to the USA. He joined Germany’s Borussia Dortmund from Second Division Mainz on a $5.4 million transfer in June. (ESPNsoccernet)