Players at US U-20s’ disposal “more than 200″
There’s an interesting article over at MLSsoccer.com about the U-20s latest efforts to recruit players with American passports. After a poor showing at the last Under-20 World Cup, the USA invested significant resources toward an international scouting department which over the last year and a half has produced astonishing results. The good news: We were [...]
Wilmer Cabrera’s plans to change the mentality of the American soccer player
There’s a good article about u-17 coach Wilmer Cabrera over at US Soccer Players. My knowledge of Cabrera is fairly limited, but I really like what I’ve heard from him. I think his approach is exactly what the US system needs. I know one man can’t change the way an entire country trains its youngsters, [...]
Sebastian Lletget making progress at West Ham
Soccernet has a good article about 17-year-old American Sebastian Lletget, who currently plies his trade at West Ham. Sounds like he’s doing well and could make his debut this year. According to scout Mike Leigh, West Ham super scout Jimmy Hampson once told him that Lletget is the best 14-year-old to ever play for the [...]
Luis Gil to Real Salt Lake
The Deseret News is reporting that US U-17 starlet Luis Gil has been traded from Kansas City to Real Salt Lake today in exchange for a 2011 second round draft pick, an international roster spot and a portion of future transfer fees if Gil is sold to an foreign club. That didn’t take long. Everyone [...]
Luis Gil signs with MLS
U.S. Under-17 national team midfielder Luis Gil has agreed to a deal with MLS. Gil had been drawing interest from a number of high profile clubs, including Arsenal and Real Madrid. He will be allocated in a weighted lottery to be held on Monday. It’s hard to say what the “right” move is in these [...]
Agbossoumonde loaned to Sporting Braga
Yanks Abroad is reporting the US U-20 defender Gale Agbossoumonde has completed a six-month loan from Miami FC to Sporting Braga. Agbossoumonde has been training with the first-place Portuguese club since December 28. The 18-year-old will train with the youth team, with an opportunity to move up to the first team.
Jared Jeffrey moves to Mainz
Kicker is reporting that German Club Mainz has bought US U-20 midfielder Jared Jeffrey from Belgium’s Club Brugge. Jeffrey was a member of Brugge’s first team, but had yet to appear in a league match.
USA U-20 roster announced
GOALKEEPERS (3): Earl Edwards (Nomads SC; San Diego, Calif.), Justin Luthy (Boston College) Dublin, Ohio), Spencer Richey (Crossfire Premier; Seattle, Wash.) DEFENDERS (12) Gale Agbossoumonde (Miami FC; Syracuse, N.Y.), Paolo Del Piccolo (Louisville; Lakewood, Colo.), Moises Hernandez (FC Dallas Juniors; Dallas), Zachary Herold (West Pines United; Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Perry Kitchen (Chicago Magic; Indianapolis, [...]
Dilly Duka signs with MLS
Soccer Insider reports that US U-20 starlet Dilly Duka has signed with MLS. Duka was exploring options in Europe, but has opted to enter the MLS draft this winter. A product of the Red Bulls academy, he has made it known that he hopes to end up in New Jersey. Seems likely, as Red Bull [...]
Gale Agbossoumonde in discussions with Sporting Braga
Soccer by Ives is reporting that US U-20 and Miami FC’s Gale Agbossoumonde is in serious negotiations with Sporting Braga to join the club on loan on Nov. 17, when he turns 18. At 6’2 and 185 pounds, Agbossoumonde is expected to join the club’s youth team.
U.S. U-17 World Cup TV schedule
All of the American’s matches in the U-17 world cup will be televised here in the States: -Mon Oct 26 Spain v USA – 2pm ET on ESPNU & Galavision -Thu Oct 29 USA v Malawi – 11am ET on ESPNU -Sun Nov 1 USA v UAE – 10am ET on ESPNU These are all [...]
Luis Gil to Arsenal not a done deal
Soccer by Ives is reporting that Luis Gil’s move to Arsenal has not been completed. Gil has received interest from other European clubs and is looking to turn his trip to the U-17 World Cup into a new contract.
U.S. announce roster for U-17 World Cup
The U.S. will open Group E play in Kano, Nigeria against Spain on Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET). The team will stay at Sani Abacha Stadium to play Malawi on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. (11 a.m. ET) before moving to Ijebu-Ode and Gateway International Stadium to finish the first [...]
Brek Shea to Fulham?
Extra Footie is reporting that Fulham are interested in buying Brek Shea from FC Dallas for £2 million. Good for him. I know he’s a top prospect for the USA and Dallas, but I was pretty unimpressed with his performance at the u-20 world cup.
U.S. eliminated from U-20 World Cup
It’s official now. Our boys are out. I’m not sure anyone really wanted to watch that team play another match anyway.
U-20 World Cup: USA 4-1 Cameroon – Highlights
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cort5bgkIIQ] Well, that ended up being a great second half.
New haircuts for the U-20s
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=445BxlFFMHs] My issue here isn’t with Ike Opara’s new haircut. I think it looks pretty sharp. My problem is with the blond joker who’s sporting the John-Harkes-circa-1990 hairdo. Is that cool now? I feel like I’m back on my U-12 team.
U-20 World Cup TV schedule
The Under-20 World Cup in Egypt starts this Thursday. ESPN will broadcast all 52 matches on a combination of ESPN platforms including ESPN360.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN2 and ESPN. This is great news even though we still can’t access ESPN360 (Not so Comtastic after all, eh Comcast?). The U.S. Under-20 national team opens its tournament on [...]
US Soccer Announces new U-17 residency class
GOALKEEPERS (4): Keith Cardona (New Red Bulls Academy; Glen Rock, N.J.), Earl Edwards (Nomads SC; San Diego, Calif.), Fernando Piña (Houston Dynamo Academy; Houston, Texas), Spencer Richey (Crossfire Premier; Seattle, Wash.) DEFENDERS (14): Michael Ambrose (Texas Fire; El Paso, Texas), Andrew Chang (Sockers FC; Highland Park, Ill.), Jerome Cristobal (Derby County Wolves; Sterling Heights, Mich.), [...]
USA announce u-20 World Cup roster
GOALKEEPERS – Sean Johnson (Central Florida), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas), Brian Perk (UCLA) DEFENDERS – Gale Agbossoumonde (Miami FC Blues), Kyle Davies (FC Dallas), Aaron Maund (Notre Dame), Ike Opara (Wake Forest), Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas), Sheanon Williams (No Club) MIDFIELDERS – Danny Cruz (Houston Dynamo), Mikkel Diskerud (Stabaek), Dilly Duka (No Club), Jorge Flores [...]
The forgotten Youth World Cups
It’s been in the back of my mind all summer that the U-17 and U-20 World Cups were approaching, but I wasn’t sure who, what, where, when, why, etc. Well, the U-17 World Cup draw just happened, and it doesn’t look too bad: GROUP E United Arab Emirates Malawi Spain USA Based on my limited [...]
Joseph Gyau = Renken 2: Electric Boogaloo?
We here at P2010 found an interesting article this morning on the next American up-and-comer and newer/better version of Charles Renken, Joseph Gyau. In all seriousness, it’s a good article about a player we knew little about. And we, for two, are very excited about this kid. That said, the article was a little depressing [...]
US U-17s Thrash Mexico 4-1
Since we mentioned part one of yesterdays double-header in an earlier post (the US U-17s played Mexico in Tampa before the National Team took the field), we thought it’d be appropriate to follow up. Looks like our boys put together a strong performance against our rivals from the south. Kellen Gulley opened scoring on a [...]
Feb 25, 2010 | Categories:Post-Match Commentary, Youth Teams | Tags: Alejandro Guido, Jorge Espericueta, Kellen Gulley, Takuya Okada | Leave A Comment »