The U17 World Cup from Nigeria
Round of 16
USA v Italy - see it live at 9am Central time only on ESPN360.com
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Lots of pregame info from US Soccer.
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USA starting 11:
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Earl Edwards
D
Eriq Zavaleta
Zachary Herold
Jared Watts
Tyler Polak
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Luis Gil
Nick Palodichuk
Marlon Duran
Alex Shinsky
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Jack McInerney
Stefan Jerome
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The winner of this game will play the winner of Switzerland v Germany in the Quarterfinals on Sun Nov 8. Click to continue reading...

U-17 World Cup on ESPNU and Galavision: USA - UAE at 10am. MLS playoffs: Chicago - New England on Fox Soccer Channel at 2pm and Chivas USA - Los Angeles on ESPN2 at 5pm. EPL on Fox Soccer: Birmingham Ciry - Manchester City at 11am. Championship on Setanta: Cardiff - Forest at noon and West Bromwich Albion - Watford at 5pm. Click to continue reading...

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 available on ESPN360 as well.

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The team kicks off their group stage matches today against Spain. The game is at 1pm Central time and can be seen on ESPNU, Galavision and ESPN360.com.
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Paul Kennedy of Soccer America tells us about some of the top players on this USA team.
FIFA.com with a preview of the USA team. Click to continue reading...

Under-17 World Cup on ESPNU: Spain - United States at 1:30pm. Championship on Setanta: Reading - Leicester City at 4pm. Click to continue reading...

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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Several of the unclaimed World Cup qualifying berths will be locked on Wednesday as qualifying around the world wraps up group play.

There will be plenty of TV viewing options, though some of the more important matches of the day may require some web surfing for video streams. Among those is the winner-take-all match between Argentina and Uruguay, as well as the Honduras-El Salvador qualifier.

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Several of the unclaimed World Cup qualifying berths will be locked on Wednesday as qualifying around the world wraps up group play.

There will be plenty of TV viewing options, though some of the more important matches of the day may require some web surfing for video streams. Among those is the winner-take-all match between Argentina and Uruguay, as well as the Honduras-El Salvador qualifier.

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I haven't picked a side in the Honduras crisis, probably because I sleep at night knowing that no one in Honduras is waiting for my opinion. Jeré Longman of the New York Times had a good article on the political background, as it relates to the game. If I had to guess, the political crisis won't affect the game - if only because I assume Micheletti will take whatever steps necessary to guarantee the safety of the US and its fans. Click to continue reading...

It feels like Alaska here in NH this morning - and so my thoughts turn naturally to Sarah Palin.  She is a busy gal, you betcha. Everyone's read, if they follow her at all, about how she is blaming the press for the public's perceptions of her ... and stepping up to protect her family from [...] Click to continue reading...

Yesterday President Barack Obama repealed the Mexico City Policy - the infamous gag rule that pulled funding from health care providers who offered (or even just talked about) certain health care options for women.  Yeah, you know what I'm talking about.  Obama's Day Three ... was a mixed bag, reminding me that change is a process [. Click to continue reading...

Here's the Women's b-ball weekend TV schedule - for those who want to study-up for March! Rutgers-Louisville on Sunday looks interesting on ESPNU.  (I wouldn't want to be facing Rutgers right now, after their loss to the Lady Vols). Remember - all times are  Central - check your local listings. SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 Florida Southern College at Barry 12:00 CBS [. Click to continue reading...

Have you been having trouble this week keeping track of what day it is?  I'm not complaining about the Thursday Holidays, mind you - but it's made for some serious disorientation.  Nice and quiet at work, though.  I've been digging through things I hadn't gotten to for months, and my in-box is down to just [. Click to continue reading...

One of the oddest stories I noticed yesterday was about Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg. That seems a particularly inept and bizarre move in a strange year for Plaxico. The Redskins-Giants game was looking like a close call anyway - but now that Mr. Burress has removed himself from the field again (I'm [. Click to continue reading...

The Baltimore Bays, led by 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year Chris Agorsor, will be facing LAFC in the U-18 championship match after both teams clinched the top spot in their respective groups this afternoon. The inaugural Development Academy championship on the Mooch Myernick Field at The Home Depot Center will be shown live on ESPN2 at 8 p.

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On April 15, I posted the matchups for the 10th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, an event won by the ACC every year so far. Member schools from that conference have gone a combined 56-30 over that span, thoroughly dominating their brethren from the Big Ten en route to the Commissioner's Cup.
You can take a look at that post here (http://englishsoccertalk. Click to continue reading...