U-18 MNT With 6 California Natives Finish Second At Slovakia Cup

The U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team wrapped up a successful showing at the Slovakia Cup finishing second after dropping the championship match to Russia, 3-1, on Friday. Out of the 23-players on the roster, six were California natives and they include goalkeeper Brady Scott (DeAnza Force; Petaluma), defenders Jonathan Esparza (Club Tijuana: Chula Vista) and Angel Uribe (Club […]

Seven California Players Named To U.S. U-18 January Camp

United States U-18 Men’s National Team coach Omid Namazi has named a roster of 28 players for a January camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and seven players have California connections with four of them coming from the San Diego County. Heading to the Sunshine state is goalkeeper Eric Lopez (LA Galaxy, Los […]

U-17 WNT Suffers Loss To Ghana At 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup

The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team suffered a 2-1 loss to Ghana in its second of three group matches at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan.  After opening up the tournament with a 6-1 victory over Paraguay, the U-17’s jumped out to a great start just five minutes into the match when […]

FIFA U-17 World Cup Kicks Off Tomorrow With 8 California Natives

The U.S. has won Women’s World Cup multiple times at the senior level and the U-20 level. However, for all the success the program has had it has never brought home the title at the U-17 age group. This year’s U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team is looking to change that and their quest will kick off on […]

Report: ECNL To Launch Boys League In Fall 2017

Since its foundation in 2009, the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) has gone uncontested as the top female youth soccer league in the United States. Their reign at the top looked like it would last indefinitely, but that all changed in February when U.S. Soccer announced the creation of the federation’s new Girls Development Academy. […]

U.S. Soccer Announces Girls’ Development Academy In 2017

After months of speculation, U.S. Soccer has officially announced the creation of a Girls’ Development Academy program which will begin play in the fall of 2017. U.S. Soccer plans to structure the Girls’ Development Academy after its Development Academy program for the boys, which began play in 2007 and now consists of 152 clubs across […]

Making Sense of the U.S. Soccer and U.S. Women’s National Team Controversy

U.S. Soccer dropped a bombshell of sorts on Wednesday, filing suit against the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association, a labor union for the players of the national team. Coming like a bolt out of the blue, at least publicly, the suit, and subsequent response on Monday from the WNTPA has resulted in a very […]

U.S. Women’s National Team Will Face Republic of Ireland at Qualcomm Stadium

The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) will open its 2016 schedule against the Republic of Ireland on January 23 at Qualcomm Stadium. The match comes off the heels of an extended training camp in Los Angeles, which serves as the final camp for the USWNT who kick off CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying on February 10 […]

Fewer Headers, More Footers

On Monday, U.S. Soccer announced new initiatives aimed at improving safety with respect to head injuries in soccer. The policy sets strict limits on youth players heading the ball. These initiatives come in response to and serve as a resolution to a proposed class-action lawsuit filed against U.S. Soccer in August of 2014. U.S. Soccer […]

14 California natives named to U-15 Boys’ National Team camp

The U.S. U-15 Boy’s National Team will convene for a week-long camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida from November 1-8. Head coach John Hackworth has called in 60 players. Included in that number is 14 California natives who have been named to the roster. The California players who have been named to the roster: […]

Potential leak of new U.S. soccer crest

There have been rumors for some time now suggesting that the U.S. would be getting a new crest in 2016, which coincides with the year that Copa America will be held here in the United States. The rebranding of the crest and timing of released are definitely being planned out, as this will be the biggest […]