Youth Boys
Houston Dynamo sign 16-year-old Homegrown forward Mattheo Dimareli
Dimareli will join the First Team in 2027.
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LA Galaxy Academy teams battle in full weekend of matches
This weekend, the LA Galaxy Academy headed north to visit Real So Cal for some Saturday soccer.
Sporting KC Academy U-16s, U-18s earn 2-1 wins over Lonestar SC
Two games, two victories by a 2-1 scoreline. The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s and U-16s returned to U.S. Soccer Development Academy action Saturday with wins over Lonestar SC at sunny Swope Soccer Village. The hard-earned sweep keeps both teams in healthy position to qualify for the Development Academy playoffs, which begin in June upon completion of the 2016-17 regular season.
U.S. Soccer U-17 Men’s National Team Residency Program to close
The U.S. Soccer Under-17 Men's National Team Residency Program will complete its final semester after 18 years at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
ENPL announces South Atlantic Premier League as qualifying competition
The Elite National Premier League has announced an additional qualifying NPL member for the 2017-18 season in the southeast. Qualifying 14-U to 19-U boys teams from the South Atlantic Premier League will advance to the ENPL Playoffs in June 2018.
U.S. Soccer names Boys DA Director, Director of Talent Identification
As part of its ongoing effort to make soccer the preeminent sport in the U.S. by developing world class players, coaches, and referees, U.S. Soccer has appointed Aloys Wijnker as the Director of the U.S. Soccer Boys' Development Academy and Tony Lepore as the Director of Talent Identification.
D.C. United Academy hires head of sport performance
D.C. United have hired Daniel Kirwan as the head of sport performance for the youth academy.
FC Dallas Academy coach loses everything in apartment fire
FC Dallas Academy goalkeeping coach Nestor Merlo and his wife, Meredith, are thankfully safe after a massive, 7-alarm fire ripped through their North Dallas apartment complex over the weekend. They did, however, lose all of their personal belongings in the blaze.
Orlando City SC enters player development partnership with Chargers SC
Orlando City SC partners with Chargers Soccer Club, one of the oldest and largest youth soccer programs in Florida. The partnership is aimed at expanding opportunities for local youth to climb the Orlando City development pyramid to the First Team.
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Players that Impressed: Jefferson Cup 2026 Boys Showcase Weekend
Top performances from the Jefferson Cup.
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