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Tab Ramos names 20-player roster for 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team head coach Tab Ramos has named the 20-player roster for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship running Jan. 9-24 in Jamaica.

Ellis Names U.S. WNT Roster for January Training Camp at the U.S. Soccer NTC

New York youth player fights through brain surgery to play one more game

TSW: New York City area youth soccer player Dominique Cruz has missed more than three years of her high school athletic career since undergoing brain surgery as a 13-year-old. Cruz will make her anticipated return to the pitch on Wednesday as she joins her U-17 club team Brentwood SC Pride 97 at the Disney Soccer Showcase in Orlando, Florida.

Americans Villarreal, Parker added to 2015 FIFA Referee List

PSW: Arlington, Va. resident Corey Parker has been added to the 2015 FIFA Referee List as an Assistant Referee. TSW: American citizens Armando Villarreal and Corey Parker have been added to the 2015 FIFA Referee list.

Commentary: USWNT must drop Abby Wambach now, before it’s too late

Six months out from the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada, the U.S. Women’s National Team is hardly setting the world on fire. Sunday’s drab 0-0 draw with Brazil in the International Tournament of Brasilia is merely the latest example, and further proof, says Mark Shawhan, that keeping star forward Abby Wambach in the starting 11 has become more of a hindrance than a help to the team's championship ambitions.

Tottenham U18s win IMG Cup Boys Invitational SuperGroup

TSW: The IMG Cup Boys Invitational concluded Monday, with Tottenham Academy winning the SuperGroup title over Black Rock FC (Mass.) 1-0. PSW: The IMG Cup Boys Invitational concluded Monday, with Tottenham Academy winning the SuperGroup title over Black Rock FC (Mass.) 1-0. Local side Baltimore Celtic competed in the SuperGroup as well along with the U.S. U-17 National Team, who they tied 3-3. Virginia Legacy Wizards also captured the U17 Blue Division.

UMBC’s Pete Caringi named NSCAA National Coach of the Year

UMBC Head Men’s Soccer Coach Pete Caringi has been named the 2014 National Division I Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

USWNT embarrassed by Brazil as Jill Ellis’ decisions continue to puzzle

U.S. Women's National Team observers were subjected to another unsettling display on Sunday as the USWNT blew a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 to Brazil on Sunday, in the second game of the International Tournament of Brasilia. The result leaves the U.S. in third place with one group game to play and raises worrying questions as the 2015 Women's World Cup approaches.