Alex Morgan and Team USA are ready for glory - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Some deem the Champions League as the most important event on the soccer calendar, others the
World Cup, however for the United States woman's team it is clear that the goal of winning the gold
in the Olympics this summer is their pinnacle.
It took almost two weeks since we announced that Chelsea had signed Oscar and today Chelsea made
the deal official with this simple statement on their web site:
Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Oscar.
Oscar is believed to have signed a five-year contract after Chelsea paid £25m for his
services.
Reports in Tuesday's newspapers say that Chelsea have signed Brazilian wonderkid Oscar for
£25million, who is regarded as one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Brazil in
years.
To make the purchase even sweeter, Chelsea reportedly outbid Spurs and Andre Villas-Boas for
the 20-year-old.
Reports in Tuesday's newspapers say that Chelsea have signed Brazilian wonderkid Oscar for
£25million, who is regarded as one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Brazil in
years.
To make the purchase even sweeter, Chelsea reportedly outbid Spurs and Andre Villas-Boas for the
20-year-old.
MLS lives by a simple creed, there is no such thing as too many drafts. Thus today we had our
fourth draft of the off-season with the 2012 Supplemental Draft. This is essentially rounds 3-7 of
the SuperDraft but in the interest of time, money and general interest, it's been split off in to
its own event.
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. - Prior to November, the last time Jared Jeffrey suited up for a U.S. youth
national team was in 2009, and much has changed for him since then.
Since representing the United States at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup three summers ago, Jeffrey
has switched clubs, learned a new language and overcome the nagging hip injury that put him on the
shelf for much of last season.
U.S. Soccer referee Mark Geiger and assistant referee Sean Hurd have been selected to officiate
the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup between Brazil and Portugal in Bogota, Colombia.
The match will be broadcast live on ESPNU and ESPN3.com on Saturday, August 20, at 7 p.m. ET.
The American referees, along with Canada's Joe Fletcher, have also been on the referee crew for a
Group E match between Brazil and Austria, a Group B match featuring Uruguay and Cameroon and a
Round of 16 game between Spain and Korea Republic.
If Brazil intends to avoid the drama of another penalty shootout on Saturday when it takes on
Portugal in the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Ney Franco's side must become the first team
to find the back of the net against Portugal, whose remarkable shutout streak in this tournament
reached 570 minutes following Wednesday's 2-0 semifinal victory over France.
No country has been more irritated by the emergence of Spain in recent years than Brazil, which
always took for granted being the main attraction at every tournament and the great purveyor of The
Beautiful Game. A quarterfinal clash at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup might not seem like much, but
Brazilians hope Sunday's triumph over Spain in penalty kicks was a small step towards putting their
universe back in order.
The field at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup has been narrowed to 16 teams.
Spain, Nigeria and host Colombia were the only teams to win all of their matches in the group
stage, with Nigeria boasting a tournament-best +10 goal differential.
On the other end of the spectrum, Guatemala managed to qualify for the group stage after a late
goal lifted the first-time participants to a 1-0 victory over Croatia in their final group
game.
Host Colombia isn't the only South American team enjoying a strong start to the FIFA Under-20
World Cup.
Brazil routed Panama, 4-0, to win Group E, and Argentina shut out North Korea, 3-0, to win Group
F as both powers advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament Thursday night.
FIFA Under-20 World Cup host Colombia won't be leaving its own party early.
Colombia defeated Mali, 2-0, on Tuesday to become the first team to seal a place in the knockout
stage of the tournament.
Jose Valencia and James Rodriguez scored the goals, and FC Dallas Designated Player Fabian
Castillo made his tournament debut, entering as a 61st-minute substitute for Colombia, which is
almost assured of winning Group A.
After a disappointing loss to Argentina, Mexico roared back to life in the FIFA Under-20 World
Cup with an impressive 3-0 victory over a fiesty North Korea side.
An own goal by North Korea moments before halftime gave Mexico the lead. El Tri doubled that
lead in the 54th minute when forward Taufic Guarch launched a laser from 30 yards out, and Mexico
midfielder Diego De Buen added a third goal four minutes into stoppage time to cap off the
victory.
Spain's dominance on the world stage has extended to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
The Spaniards opened their tournament with a thorough 4-1 beating of CONCACAF runner-up Costa
Rica behind two goals from Rodrigo on Sunday. Spain wasn't the only team to impress in the opening
round of games, either.
A busy summer of international soccer winds down with 24 countries vying to win the FIFA
Under-20 World Cup in Colombia, which takes place from July 29 to Aug. 20. Argentina and Mexico are
both back in the fold after failing to qualify two years ago, and the two teams clash Friday in one
of the very first matches of the tournament, as the South Americans begin their quest for a record
seventh title.
Good news today that Newcastle's 18 year-old goalkeeper Jak Alnwick has been named in the England
Under-20 squad for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which will take place in Colombia in July and
August. Jak Alnick talented young goalkeeper The youngster is Tottenham and former Sunderland
goalkeeper Ben Alnick's young brother, and he will [.
The Nigeria Football Federation has dispatched to world football-governing body Fifa, a list of 30
players as Nigeria's provisional list for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup taking place in Colombia from
29th July - 20th August, 2011.
Daily Sun - Found 1 hour ago NFF) has dispatched to world football-governing body, FIFA, a list of
30 players as Nigerias provisional list for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup...
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dispatched to world football-governing body, FIFA, a list of
30 players as Nigeria's provisional list for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, taking place in Colombia
from 29th July – 20th August, 2011. The list includes ...
The Confederação Brasileira de Futebol and Nike have officially launched the Brazil 2011/12 home
and away kits that the Seleção will wear for this summer's 2011 Copa America, FIFA Under-17 World
Cup and FIFA Under-20 World Cup on February 1st. While we've had a detailed look at both jerseys,
we haven't seen the new Brazil Nike [.
Even though the much-anticipated start to the domestic soccer season in Spain has been delayed
by a players' strike, there's still plenty of intriguing matches on the docket for the weekend.
The FIFA Under-20 World Cup comes to a close, with Brazil and Portugal battling it out for youth
international supremacy.
Grab a seat and get comfortable, because there's plenty of quality soccer to watch tonight.
Between Seattle and Dallas vying for places in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage, some
intriguing MLS matchups, the FIFA Under-20 World Cup and a friendly involving FC Barcelona,
Wednesday night promises to be an action-packed one.
The last major international tournament of the summer kicks off on Friday, with the FIFA
Under-20 World Cup beginning in Colombia.
Some marquee matchups highlight the opening days of group play, as Argentina and Mexico square
off Friday night, and Portugal meets Uruguay and host Colombia takes on France on Saturday
night.
This weekend saw the completion of the South American Youth Championship and what a final match
the tournament had in prospect as the top two of Uruguay and Brazil fought it out for the crown.
Unfortunately, for those anticipating a closely fought contest, it proved to be a one-sided
encounter.
The two most successful countries at this level in South America, Brazil and Uruguay were hoping
to clinch the title with victory in their head-to-head clash on Saturday night.
The South American Youth Championship takes place in Peru from Sunday with ten teams hopeful of
grabbing the title along with one of the four available places up for grabs in the FIFA Under-20
World Cup which takes place later in the year. The tournament which brought the likes of Lionel
Messi, Javier Mascherano and Alexandre Pato to worldwide acclaim welcomes in a new generation of
potential superstars and Stoppage Time International Football Blog looks back at the
history of the event and previews this year's tournament.
The 2011 Sudamerico Sub-20 championship was played between 16 January and 12 february 2011. The top
two finishers (Brazil and Uruguay) qualify to play in the 2012 Olympic football tournament. The top
four finishers qualified to play in the FIFA under-20 World Cup (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina &
Ecuador) and will be joined by the hosts Colombia.
The Confederação Brasileira de Futebol and Nike have officially launched the Brazil 2011/12 home
and away kits that the Seleção will wear for this summer's 2011 Copa America, FIFA Under-17 World
Cup and FIFA Under-20 World Cup (both pending qualification). It's been rumored in the Brazilian
press that a Brazil 2011/12 third kit is slated [.
1 Year On... 10 Best Youngsters at Under-20 World Cup 2009 [Progress Update pt.1] is a post
from: Just Football
A year ago we kept a very close eye on the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2009 here at Just
Football, and at the end of the tournament in Egypt we presented our 10 best players
of the tournament a look at some future stars of football, potentially.
1 Year On... 10 Best Youngsters at U-20 World Cup 2009 [Progress Update pt.2] is a post from:
Just Football
A year ago on Just Football we identified who we considered the ten
best young prospects at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. But how have these future stars fared
since covering themselves in glory a year ago?
