The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team has taken control of Group A at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup after a 3-0 win over host India and a 1-0 shutout of Ghana, thanks to Ayo Akinola’s 75th minute goal. U.S. coach John Hackworth’s U17s now have a Thursday meeting with Colombia to round out group play. The U.S. dominated India in […]
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Mexico Wins Shootout For U-17 Title
The U.S. U-17 MNT came close to closing out the CONCACAF U-17 Men’s Championship in Panama City. Leading 1-0 going into second-half stoppage time, the young Americans saw Mexico equalize 1-1 on a last-minute goal. The game, and the championship, was decided in a shootout, won by Mexico (5-4). The result ended the U.S. U-17s’ […]
U.S. U-17 Blank Honduras In CONCACAF Championship
The U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team used a brace from Josh Sargent, his fourth and fifth goals of the tournament, and a strike from Ayo Akinola, to earn a 3-0 win against Honduras in Panama to open the classification stage at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. With the result, the U.S. needs just a win, draw […]
Clock Ticking On U17 Men’s National Team Residency Program
After establishing a blueprint for creating a successful every day training environment, the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Men’s National Team Residency Program will complete its final semester after 18 years at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. “One of our main hopes when establishing the U.S. Soccer Residency Program was that at some point advancements in […]
Hackworth Announces Spring U17s Residency
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach John Hackworth has named a 32-player roster for the 2017 Spring Semester of the U.S. Soccer Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. The 2017 Spring Semester roster features 28 players who were in Residency last fall. Out of those 28 returning players, 14 were members of the roster that […]
CONCACAF U-17 Championship Draw Announced
The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team has been drawn with Mexico, El Salvador and Jamaica into Group C of the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The draw occurred in Panama City, Panama, with the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup set to take place from April 21-May 7, 2017, at the Maracana and […]
U.S. U17s Beat Brazil To Win tournament
Goals from Ayo Akinola, Josh Sargent and Timothy Weah led the U.S Under-17 Men’s National Team to a 3-0 victory against Brazil, clinching the 2016 Nike International Friendlies title on Sunday night at Premier Sports Campus. The championship marks the U-17 MNT’s third Nike International Friendlies title since 2010 and first since 2013. After two […]
U.S. U-17 MNT Headed To Jamaica
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach John Hackworth has named 22 players to the roster that will take part in a training camp from Oct. 30-Nov. 9 in Kingston, Jamaica. The U-17 MNT will face their Jamaican counterparts on Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. ET at the National Stadium East and on Nov. 6 at […]
USA U17s Take First Loss Of The Year
The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team lost 2-1 to Ghana at King Abdullah II International Stadium in Amman, Jordan in its second Group D game of the 2016 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Frankie Tagliaferri gave the USA an early lead in just the fifth minute on a hot afternoon as the U.S. began the game […]