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U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team head coach Javier Perez has named an 18-player roster that is headed to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to compete in the 2013 Milk Cup, July 29-Aug. The USA plays Mexico on July 29, host Northern Ireland on July 31 and Denmark on Aug. 2. The U.S. is a two-time Milk Cup […]

[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Jozy Altidore had the record for the largest transfer fee for an American professional soccer player when Villarreal paid $10 million five years ago when, as a teenager, he left the MLS New York Red Bulls to play in Spain. That amount was exceeded when Altidore recently moved to Sunderland of the English […]

A year ago it looked as though U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Brad Guzan was going to be without options if he wanted to continue playing in England[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. He was out of contract, and Aston Villa didn’t offer to re-sign him. Then a managerial change at Villa turned things around. The club decided to […]

The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team held a training camp at the University of Portland from July 2-11 as the squad prepares for qualifying for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada. The eight-team CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament that will send the top three finishers to World Cup will be held from January 9-19, […]

The U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team will hold its third training camp of the year, coming to the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif., from August 3-11. U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs has called in 24 players for the training camp, all born in 1996, which is the age cut-off year […]

U.S. international midfielder Danny Williams has signed a four-year contract with Reading, according to an announcement by the English club[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Williams, 24, a German-American, has been plying in Germany with Hoffenheim since 2011. He joins Reading, a League Championship team that was relegated from the EPL this past season. Williams has been a regular […]

[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Any thoughts of having veteran defender Steve Cherundolo for the final round of World Cup qualifiers took a hit when it was announced that he needs to have a second arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The announcement was made by his Bundesliga club Hannover, where he serves as team captain. The 34-year […]

The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team defeated the Sweden Under-23 Women’s National Team 1-0 on a goal from Lindsey Horan just a minute before halftime[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The victory, on June 2, gave the USA a sweep of the Sweden U-20 and U-23 Women’s National Teams after defeating the U-20s 3-1 on May 31. Horan, the […]

Belgium brought their “A Team” to Cleveland for a friendly against the United States[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The U.S. fielded a squad that was without most of its European-based players and paid the price in a disappointing 4-2 loss. The Belgians exposed the American weaknesses in the back and broke the game open with three second half […]

Corey Ashe got a call from U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann for the May training camp[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. He had hoped to get his first full national team cap in the June friendlies and World Cup qualifiers, but he had to withdraw with a groin injury. Named to the U.S. Gold Cup roster, the Virginia native and […]