Southern Soccer Scene

Issue-35-12

Swanson Calls U-20s

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Steve Swanson, who coached the USA to the championship at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, held his first training camp as the new head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team in mid-December in Sunrise, Fla. Swanson, who takes over from Randy Waldrum, has coached the U.S. Women’s National Teams […]

U.S U17s Earn Back-To-Back Wins Over England, Brazil

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For the second time in three years, the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team won the Nike International Friendlies. The four-team round robin was played at Lakewood Ranch, Fla. After dropping a difficult 2-1 decision in the opening game against Portugal, the U.S. squad, coached by Richie Williams, rebounded with wins over England and Brazil. The […]

Klinsmann Signs New Contract Extension

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In an unusual move going into a World Cup year, US Soccer signed U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann to a contract extension. The extension is for four years, keeping him as the U.S. coach through the 2018 World Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Klinsmann, 49, who led the U.S. men to a 16-4-2 record in 2013, […]

U.S. U-17 MNT Nike Friendlies

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Goalkeeper (2): William Pulisic (Richmond Strikers; Mechanicsville, Va.), Kevin Silva (PDA; Bethlehem, Pa.) Defenders (7): Hugo Arellano (Chivas USA Academy; Norwalk, Calif.), Daniel Barbir (Unattached; Allentown, Pa.), George Braima (Crew Soccer Academy[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]; Columbus, Ohio), Edwin Lara (unattached; San Leandro, Calif.), John Nelson (Internationals; Medina, Ohio), Matthew Olosunde (New York Red Bulls Academy; Trenton, N.J.), […]

Wambach & Morgan On FIFA World POY Short List

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Tis the season for awards, and USA veteran Abby Wambach’s name has recently been attached to a number of them. Wambach and U.S. WNT teammate Alex Morgan are two of the three finalists for FIFA World Player of the Year. The[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] all-time leading scorer, who set that record this past season, breaking Mia Hamm’s […]

All-Time Women’s Best XI

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[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] U.S. Soccer’s All-Time Women’s National Team Best XI has been revealed as the Federation wraps up the celebration of its Centennial anniversary in 2013. The Women’s Best XI features two unanimous ballot selections in defender Joy Biefeld (Fawcett) and forward Mia Hamm. Midfielders Michelle Akers and Kristine Lilly were near unanimous ballot selections […]

Tipping Report: Assessing Liverpool vs. Southhampton U18s

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Jeff Tipping is the Palm Beach Soccer Academy (Fla.) Technical Director and former NSCAA Director of Education and Coaching Development. Tipping, who is a native of Liverpool, wrote the following assessment of a Barclay’s U-18 Premier game this fall between Liverpool FC and Southhampton at the Liverpool Training Ground. The report was made as a […]