From US Soccer U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team head coach Mike Matkovich has called 36 players to a domestic training camp at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. from Oct. 6-13.

Matkovich's group includes 33 players who are currently part of U.S. Soccer's Development Academy, representing 23 different clubs.

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FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE Dallas Texans are first in Soccer America's girls rankings. Click here (http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage art_aid=34361) to read... Click to continue reading...

From 74 teams down to 32, then 8, and now 2, the final day of the U-17/18 Development Academy season is upon us. With four placement games slated for this afternoon, it'll be a busy day-so let's get right down to it:
7th place match: Dallas Texans vs CASL Chelsea FC Academy-1 pm PT
5th place match: FC Greater Boston vs PDA-3 pm PT
3rd place match: IMG Soccer Academy vs Real Colorado-5 pm PT
Championship match: Carmel United SC vs D. Click to continue reading...

From 74 teams down to 32, then 8, and now 2, the final day of the U-17/18 Development Academy finished today with four placement matches among all eight teams of Finals Week. The results are as follows:
7th place match: CASL Chelsea FC Academy vs. Dallas Texans—1-0
5th place match: PDA vs. Click to continue reading...

Group 2
CASL Chelsea FC Academy vs. Real Colorado: 2-0
PDA vs. D.C. United: 1-5
D.C. United and Carmel United SC will meet for the U-17/18 Development Academy national championship!
Group 1
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The Players' Lounge at Academy Finals Week is more popular than ever as it's located, conveniently, right in the teams' hotel. Before and after meals especially, you can always find a line for EA Sports FIFA 2009 games, the fussball table and computers. When players return from their games, you will surely find a crowded Gatorade bar. Click to continue reading...

The Players' Lounge at Academy Finals Week is more popular than ever as it's located, conveniently, right in the teams' hotel. Before and after meals especially, you can always find a line for EA Sports FIFA 2009 games, the fussball table and computers. When players return from their games, you will surely find a crowded Gatorade bar. Click to continue reading...

All the best action from yesterday's games can now be found on the ussoccer.com video player.
Scores are also in from today's group 1 games: IMG Soccer Academy defeated FC Greater Boston 2-1, while Carmel United SC stayed perfect with a 1-0 victory against the Dallas Texans.
We'll be back in a few hours with the evening scores and match reports! Click to continue reading...

All the best action from yesterday's games can now be found on the ussoccer.com video player.
Scores are also in from today's group 1 games: IMG Soccer Academy defeated FC Greater Boston 2-1, while Carmel United SC stayed perfect with a 1-0 victory against the Dallas Texans.
In the later games, Real Colorado defeated D. Click to continue reading...

Movie hotels aside, we can't forget the real reason we're all here. With that in mind, here's who's playing today in the U-17/18 age group:
IMG Soccer Academy vs. FC Greater Boston at 3 pm PT
Carmel United SC vs Dallas Texans at 4 pm PT
D.C. United vs Real Colorado at 6 pm PT
PDA vs CASL Chelsea FC at 7 pm PT
Get a full recap of yesterday's action while games are underway, and as always, check back here later tonight for highlights and match reports. Click to continue reading...

Movie hotels aside, we can't forget the real reason we're all here. With that in mind, here's who's playing today in the U-17/18 age group:
IMG Soccer Academy vs. FC Greater Boston at 3 pm PT
Carmel United SC vs Dallas Texans at 4 pm PT
D.C. United vs Real Colorado at 6 pm PT
PDA vs CASL Chelsea FC at 7 pm PT
Get a full recap of yesterday's action while games are underway, and as always, check back here later tonight for highlights and match reports. Click to continue reading...

Real Colorado scored a late goal to earn a draw against PDA in the first match of Finals Week, while on field two D.C. United scored a goal in the first minute and ran with it on the way to a 3-1 victory against CASL Chelsea FC Academy.
The evening's matches saw Carmel United SC score an early goal that stood up for a 1-0 victory against FC Greater Boston, and the Dallas Texans managed to draw IMG Soccer Academy 1-1 despite playing a man down for the final 22 minutes. Click to continue reading...

The U-17/18 age group gets Finals Week started today with four games this afternoon:
3 pm-PDA v. Real Colorado
4 pm-CASL Chelsea FC Academy v. D.C. United
6 pm-FC Greater Boston v. Carmel United SC
7 pm-Dallas Texans v. IMG Soccer Academy
We'll have match reports up shortly after each game, but for those of you looking to watch the games, you can find them online here. Click to continue reading...

Congratulations to the sixteen teams that have advanced to Finals Week! After an exciting final matchday, the eight teams booking their flights to Carson, Calif. from each age group are as follows:
U-15/16 age group: Derby County Wolves, New York Red Bulls, Chicago Magic AS Monaco, FC Dallas, Cal Odyssey, Washington Premier FC, PDA and Greensboro Youth Soccer. Click to continue reading...

Check this page out for winners and advancement scenarios that will be updated throughout the day. As of right now, congratulations to U-15/16 teams Chicago Magic AS Monaco and Washington Premier FC, as well as U-17/18 teams Dallas Texans, PDA and D.C. United for winning their groups and clinching a spot in 2009 Finals Week! Click to continue reading...

As some of you have noticed, we're providing streaming coverage of some games this weekend through the D.A. page on ussoccer.com. But some of you have also noticed it wasn't working! With that in mind, we ask that you try it now--but be sure to install any and all plugins it may ask you to install. After the first time, it'll begin streaming immediately. Click to continue reading...

We told you about the SPARQ (Strength, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness) testing happening down at the Development Academy Spring Showcase over Memorial Day weekend, and the results are in.
ESPN Rise has published the best scores from the weekend, which was higlighted by 14-year-old Caleb Richardson from the U-15/16 Dallas Texans. Click to continue reading...

The local club has moved swiftly to counter the draw and player loss they are suffering by the new FC Dallas Juniors teams. Click to continue reading...