Jogaram pelo mundial sub-17, na cidade de KANO, no Sani Abacha Stadium, com uma temperatura de 34º C., as seleções dos Estados Unidos (11º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Malawi (91º no ranking da FIFA).
Esse foi o primeiro jogo, entre as 2 seleções em competições oficiais. Click to continue reading...

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Oh, and the Becks to AC Milan deal is done, say the Italian club.

BTW, the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team predictably lost 2-1 to a technically (and creatively) superior Spain Monday in Ghana at the World Cup for that age category.

San Pedro's Carlos Martinez was an unused sub; Fontana's Victor Chavez played the second half.

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CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2009) U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team head coach Wilmer Cabrera has announced the final 21 players who will represent the United States in the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. A combination of 17 players born in 1992 and four born in 1993 have arrived in Nigeria in advance of the team's first match.

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CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2009) U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team head coach Wilmer Cabrera has announced the final 21 players who will represent the United States in the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. A combination of 17 players born in 1992 and four born in 1993 have arrived in Nigeria in advance of the team's first match.

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Because my e-mail in-box is clogged, I give you:

*Word that San Pedro's Carlos Martinez (Wilmington Jr.) and Fontana's Victor Chavez were selected to the U.S. Under-17 team that will play in the World Cup for the age group later this month in Nigeria. Full squad and schedule here.

*A Q&A with Robbie Rogers of Rolling Hills Estates in the wake of his World Cup qualifying performance here.

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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 round against United Arab Emirates on Nov.

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We've now received the roster for tomorrow's friendly with the U.S. U-17s. It looks like most of the big names from this age group will be here:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Keith Cardona (NY Red Bulls; Glen Rock, N.J.), Earl Edwards (La Jolla Nomads; San Diego, Calif.)
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*Cal State Fullerton Titans (1-1), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (1-2) and the Fairleigh-Dickinson Knights (2-0) visit the Matadors (1-1) this weekend.

Schedule: 1:30 p.m. Friday Titans-Panthers and 4:30 p.m. Matadors-Knights; 11 a.m. Sunday Titans-Knights and 1:30 p.

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By Andrew Winner

SEATTLE -- Carlo Costly headed home a free kick in the 76th minute to give Honduras a 1-0 victory over Haiti in the Group B opener of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Despite controlling possession for a large portion of the game, Haiti conceded a needless free kick in the corner, which led to the game-winning goal.

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After two consecutive days of matches and in accordance to U.S. Soccer's Best Practices, Academy Playoff participants have been resting today and return to the field on Monday for their final match. U17/18 teams Real Colorado and Carmel United SC from Indiana have won their groups with two games played so far in this weekend of DA Playoffs. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad go into Saturdays game with Albacete knowing nothing less than a victory will do at Anoeta as they hope Zaragoza can slip up at home to Celta Vigo and close the gap on them to 5 points. Real have the same squad from last weeks 2-1 win over Alicante (see goals below) to call upon but one surprise is the call up to the first team squad for young midfielder Javi Ros. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad kept their slim hopes of promotion alive yesterday after an own goal by defender Mainz in the 90th minute gave Real a slender 1-0 victory when it looked like being another disappointing result for the hosts. The highlights can be viewed in the video below.
Real Sociedad: Bravo, Carlos Martinez (Gerardo, 28 mins), Labaka, Mikel González (Ansotegi, 56 mins), Castillo, Rivas, Markel, Moha, Prieto, Marcos (Necati, 60 mins) and Abreu. Click to continue reading...

SERGIO ANSENJO is the name & Spanish daily "AS" publish thatATLETIOCO DE MADRID Directives are close to shutting a dealwith VALLADOLID for the goalkeeper. The current Atletico goalieLeo Franco has announced that he will not continue next seasonwith his new destination being Turkish Club Galatasaray & theClub has began work to find a suitable substitute for the Argentine. Click to continue reading...

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Azteca Stadium in Mexico City sat eerily empty Sunday during the game between Club America and Tecos because of the swine flu outbreak.

CONCACAF today canceled the remainder of the Under-17 championships in Tijuana and postponed the second leg of the Champions League final because of escalating fears of a swine flu pandemic.

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Xabi Prieto admitted to the press yesterday that the club need to win the remaining nine games if they are to have any chance of promotion and few would argue. Coach Lillo will take a 17 man squad to play Huesca tomorrow afternoon in a must win game. Boukary Dramé had to withdraw from the squad due to injury and Carlos Martinez is suspended after picking up 5 yellow cards. Click to continue reading...

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* The San Fernando Valley Quakes of the Premier Development League announced today that they are the latest casualty of the economy. The team lasted three years. The 2009 season was scheduled to begin May 1.

* MLS gets its Becks bucks.

* Manhattan Beach resident Amy Massey, a defender with the USC soccer team, will attend Oxford on a NCAA scholarship.

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If you are wondering who the next generation of American stars are, you just might get a glimpse of them in the upcoming  CONCACAF U.S. Under-17 Championships.

U.S. Under-17 national team manager Wilmer Cabrera named his 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Tournament, set to begin later this month in Tijuana, Mexico.

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If you are wondering who the next generation of American stars are, you just might get a glimpse of them in the upcoming  CONCACAF U.S. Under-17 Championships.

U.S. Under-17 national team manager Wilmer Cabrera named his 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Tournament, set to begin later this month in Tijuana, Mexico.

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A few items to get caught up on today:

*Midfielder Carlos Martinez (Wilmington Jr.; San Pedro) was today named to the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team that will compete in the 2009 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship that begins Tuesday in Tijuana.

The U.S. opens against Cuba Tuesday, plays Canada on April 23 and Honduras April 25.

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You know, with the future being so bright and all after that 2-0 spanking of Russia yesterday. Pardon my sarcasm, but haven't we seen this once or twice before--the U-17's looking a real force in international competition, then by the time they're U-20's they've dropped down to merely competitive, and finally they get to the senior stage and it's all modest upgrades here and a slightly better Click to continue reading...