The U-15/16 age group took to the fields at the FC Dallas Stadium Complex for the second day of
matches on Wednesday, setting up an exciting final day on Friday with every group still looking for
a winner. The teams kept up their pace, scoring more than 50 goals in 16 games for the second
straight day.
The Chicago Fire announced that Mike Matkovich and Leo Percovich will return to the club as
Frank Klopas' assistant coaches for the 2012 season. Matkovich rejoins the Fire as an assistant
coach, having previously served in the role for the club from 2009-10. The fact that Klopas is
bringing Matkovich back on suggests that there was some kind of rift between Matkovich and former
Fire head coach Carlos de los Cobos.
Several teams from Chicago and the Midwest will be playing in championship games over the next
18 hours. If you read the site earlier you already know about the Chicago Fire U-15 & U-19 clubs.
Today, the Chicago Red Stars defeated Tampa Bay Hellenic 2-1 to advance to the Women's Premier
Soccer League Championship game tomorrow.
As we look forward to Saturday's game against the Vancouver Whitecaps, let's mix in some news
and notes from this past weekend. The Chicago Fire academy teams faced regional rivals Chicago
Magic on Saturday, April 30th. Chicagoland Soccer has full recaps but the U-15/16 team tied 0-0
while the U-17/18 team gave up two goals in the second half to lose 2-0.
Teams from the U-15/16 age group kicked off today with their first matches in the 2011-12
Development Academy Playoffs. Results will be posted here as they roll in from both the U-15/16 and
U-17/18 groups.
Tuesday's Results U-15/16
Group 1
CASL Chelsea FC 3, Georgia United 0
New York Red Bulls vs.
FC Milwaukee's U.S. Soccer Development Academy boys teams close out their challenging 2012
seasons this weekend in Michigan.
The Nationals' Under-17/18 side is 4-12-5 overall and tied for sixth in the Great Lakes Division
of the Central Conference with a 3-6-5 record heading into Saturday's match against Crew Soccer
Academy Wolves in Livonia and Vardar SC Freiburg in Detroit.
As part of the 2011 Thanksgiving Interregional, the U.S. Under-14 Boys' National Team will hold a
domestic training camp from Nov. 23-23 in Chula Vista, Calif. Of the 36 players called into camp,
23 were identified through U.S. Soccer Training Centers.
George Braima
Eric Calvillo
Kevin Coleman
Luca de la Torre
Michael Gutierrez
Julian Hall
Sebastian Henao
Lagos Kunga
Weston McKennie
Logan Panchot
Michael Pimlott
Christian Pulisic
Juan Ramirez
Juan Riley
Elijah Rice
Abraham Romero
Andrew Romig
Kevin Silva
Raheem Taylor-Parkes
Trey Vinson
Derek Waldeck
Kees Westra
Haji Wright
Also, six players are currently listed as members of a Development Academy team roster: Braima
(Crew Soccer Academy), De la Torre (Nomads SC), Dawson McCartney (NJSA 04), Weston McKennie (FC
Dallas), Rice (Chicago Magic), Romig (Richmond Kickers), Silva (PDA).
From the DC United website D.C. United's roster continued its evolution today with the signing of
19-year-old centerback Ethan White, marking the fourth occasion since September of 2009 that the
Black-and-Red have promoted a former Academy player to the first team.
In Part 2 of our Chicagoland Academy Round-up, we are covering the Chicago Magic. Part 1 went
over the Chicago Fire Academy and in Part 3 we will cover Sockers FC.
The Chicago Magic are in a bit of a Jekyll & Hyde mode when it comes to their academy these
days. The younger teams seem to do exceedingly well but the U-15/16 and U-17/18 squads struggled in
the 2009-2010 season and 2010-2011 has started out very lackluster as well.
After only five training sessions squeezed in after the end of the high school season, the
Minnesota Thunder Academy U17/18 Development Academy Team traveled to Chicago over the November
13-14 weekend to play its first games since its MTA's recent acceptance into the U.
From the Grapevine Soccer Network website and US Soccer comes the following: Alec (AJ) Cochran, 17,
from Ballwin, was recently selected to play for the U18 US National team in 4 games in Argentina
and Chile later this month.
AJ will be a senior at CBC and plays club soccer for St.
Press Release Springfield Soccer Club Announces Changes to Administrative Structure
The Springfield Soccer Club is pleased to announce that beginning January 1, 2010 Eric Sorlie
(pictured at left) will be assuming the roles and responsibilities of Director of Soccer
Operations. Eric will be responsible for all day-to-day operations of the club both on and off the
field.
In a move long rumored (I first heard about it in late May) former Missouri State Bear's assistant
and Springfield SC Director Jeremy Alumbaugh has returned to the Missouri Valley Conference.
Alumbaugh has joined the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars staff, one of two new members of the MVC.
In a move long rumored (I first heard about it in late May) former Missouri State Bear's assistant
and Springfield SC Director Jeremy Alumbaugh has returned to the Missouri Valley Conference.
Alumbaugh has joined the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars staff, one of two new members of the MVC.
United States Under-20 National Team coach Thomas Rongen announced his roster for a December
training camp starting on the 16th and running through the 23rd. GOALKEEPERS: (3) Earl Edwards
(Nomads SC), Justin Luthy (Boston College), Spencer Richey (Crossfire Premier) DEFENDERS: (12) Gale
Agbossoumonde (Miami FC), Paolo Del Piccolo (Louisville), Moises Hernandez (FC Dallas Juniors),
Zachary Herold (West Pines United), Perry Kitchen (Chicago Magic), Tyler Polak (CSA Legacy), Kofi
Sarkodie (Akron), Zarek Valentin (Akron), Jared Watts.
The most notable concerns about this squad are the omission of Charles Renken and Joseph
Gyau recent Hoffenheim signings who had trouble at Bradenton. Sebastian Lleget, is also not on the
squad. The omission of the West Ham Academy player is a huge blow for Wilmer Cabrera's
side.
Stefan Jerome, Earl Edwards and Jack McInerney headline the 21-man roster chosen to represent
the United States in the Under-17 World Cup, slated for later this month in Nigeria.
Here is the squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Keith Cardona (NY Red Bulls; Glen Rock, N.
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.
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.)
DEFENDERS (5): Zachary Herold (West Pines United FC, Port St.
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.
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by ISIphotos.com
If you've ever caught yourself wondering which players might be representing the U.S. men's
national team 10 years from now, you might want to take a look at the newest class of the U.
As a follow-up to last month's announcement, Chicago Magic Soccer Club Technical Director Raul Diaz
Arce was inducted into D.C. United's Hall of Tradition on Saturday. Here is a video of teammates
and staff reflecting on his MLS career. An interesting note from Eddie Pope, talking about how Diaz
Arce ran 5 miles before the team's training would even get underway:
Chicago Magic Soccer Club Technical Director Raul Diaz Arce, formerly of D.C. United, will be
inducted to the MLS organization's Hall of Tradition on Sept. 12. The team made the announcement
earlier this week.
Diaz Arce led D.C. to MLS Cup trophies in 1996 and '97, a U.S. Open Cup title in '96 and the
Supporters' Shield trophy in '97.
Marcus McCrary (Madison La Follette) had his second two-goal game of the season as FC Milwaukee topped Chicago Magic PSG 2-1 in a U.S. Soccer Development Academy Under-15/16 match Sunday in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
McCrary scored in the 16th and 34th minutes for the Nationals (2-1-1), who are tied for third in the Central Conference Mid-America Division.
A pair of Bavarian SC boys teams closed out the inaugural season of U.S. Club Soccer's National
Premier Leagues with victories on the final day of the Midwest Developmental League playoffs Sunday
in Libertyville, Ill.
The Bavarians slipped past the Madison 56ers 1-0 in Under-15 action, while the club's Under-16
side rolled past the Chicago Magic 4-0.
Andrija Novakovich and Stefan Rokvic scored in a 4-minute span late in the first
half as Kenosha's United FC Under-15 boys team opened play in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League
with a 2-0 win against Georgia side GSA Phoenix Red on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala.
Novakovich opened the scoring in the 35th minute and Rokvic doubled the lead in the 39th for
United FC, which continues play at the Collegiate Championships Showcase against CESA Premier
(S.
The United States World Cup Team in South Africa will have a distinctly Chicago Fire flavor.Â
In fact, one can make a strong case that the Fire has had more influence on this squad than any
other single club has since five members of St. Louis Simpkins-Ford were on the 1950 US World Cup
roster that upset England in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
