Tab Ramos had hoped to have Marc Pelosi available for the U.S. Under-20 team in CONCACAF Under-20 World Cup qualifying. However, his professional EPL club, Liverpool, would not release him. Now he will miss the World Cup even if the Americans qualify. Pelosi suffered a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg while playing […]
Corner Kicks
U-18 MNT To Europe
The U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team will gather for the first time since late November of 2012 to take part in a 10-day trip, from March 15-25 to France and Romania. The trip will include three matches. First the U.S. U-18s will face France in Clairefontaine, outside of Paris on March 19. Then they will […]
U.S. Under-17 MNT Loses
The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team took on Nike’s The Chance Team in a domestic friendly at The Home Depot Center. Behind a first half brace by Bubakary Sonko, who was assisted by Development Academy product Brian Iloski on both goals, The Chance took a 2-0 lead into halftime. The U-17’s got on the score […]
U.S. U-23 WNT In Spain
The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team will open its 2013 campaign with a challenging trip to La Manga, Spain, from Feb. 22-March 5 where the squad will take on the U-23 sides of Norway, England and Sweden. U.S. head coach Randy Waldrum will bring a 20-player roster featuring top collegiate players and young pros. Three […]
Klinsmann’s Salary
With the U.S. Men’s National Team producing less than stellar results the first two times out in 2013, there have begun discussions on whether or not U.S. National Team Coach Jurgen Klinsmann is worth what he is being paid. Klinsmann’s annual pay has been reported to be in the neighborhood of $2.5 million, far more […]
U17s Draw With Germany
The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team played Germany’s Under-17 WNT to a pair of 1-1 draws during a January training camp in Carson, California. In the opening game the U.S. fell behind early, but came back to tie the match when Tegan McGrady crossed the ball to Ella Stevens who struck a full-volley from nine […]
Two New U-17 Hires
U.S. Soccer has announced the hiring of B.J. Snow as head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team and April Kater as Head Development Coach. Both positions are full-time as U.S. Soccer continues to invest in the continued growth and development of its Youth Women’s National Team program. U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April […]
Soccer Shorts
Collegiate Coverage Begins Check the print date at the bottom of this copy of Southern Soccer Scene. You will see that we moved our print schedule back a week for a number of production considerations. This issue includes coverage of the start of the 2013 Collegiate soccer seasons. We include numerous preseason previews and rankings […]
Young Female Athlete
Young Female Athlete. Julie Johnson (Mesa, Ariz.) U.S. captain of the U.S. Under-20 World Cup champions, has been named the 2012 US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year. A defender, she earned the Bronze Ball at the World Cup as the third best player in the tournament. She started all six games in the […]
Chasing Mia Hamm
Chasing Mia Hamm. It took Mia Hamm 17 years and 275 games to score 158 international goals. When she retired, many expected that record to stand forever. Well, it is likely that record wll fall early in 2013. Abby Wambach is closing in. The 32-year old Wambach scored a pair of goals in the USA’s […]