Youth Boys

Development Academy: FC Dallas U-16s cruise to national championship win

FC Dallas' academy added to their sterling track record with the capture of a national championship in the U-15/16 division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy over the weekend, as coach Luchi Gonzalez's side capped an impressive season with a 4-0 thumping of a very strong New York Red Bulls side in the DA's grand finale at StubHub Center in rainy Carson, California.

Development Academy players, coaches receive end-of-year honors

With the 2014-15 season coming to a close this past Saturday, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy has named its conference award winners for Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.

New York Red Bulls Academy a factory for national-team defenders

Earlier this month, three Red Bulls Academy players – Marcello Borges, Kyle Duncan, and Andrew Lombard – traveled to Carson, Calif. to train with the U.S. U-18 Youth National Team. For the Red Bulls Academy, the three call-ups are yet another feather in the cap of a program that has grown into one of the most renowned in the country.

Montreal Impact U-18s earn fourth place in Development Academy

U.S. Soccer Development Academy Finals match-ups decided

The U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-15/16 and U-17/18 semifinals were played on Thursday at the StubHub Center in Carson California. MLS Academy sides New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas have advanced to the finals out of the U-15/16 age group, while Real Salt Lake and Chicago Fire prevailed in the U-17/18 division

San Diego hosts best of West Coast, nation and beyond at Surf Cup

San Diego, Cal., has great weather, beautiful beaches and a rich history. From July 25-27, it hosts one of the premier youth soccer tournaments in the country as dozens of top youth club teams will gather on Del Mar’s polo fields or at the SoCal Sports Complex to compete in the San Diego Surf Cup.

Stock rising for U.S. U-18 MNT keeper, Georgetown commit JT Marcinkowski

The United States U-18 Men’s National Team called in two goalkeepers for the NTC Invitational. One was the son of senior squad head coach Jürgen Klinsmann. The other is JT Marcinkowski, a phenom entering his freshman year at Georgetown.

Defense leads New York SC U-16 boys to NPL Finals title

Entering the 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals, which took place July 9-13 in Westfield, Ind., New York Soccer Club 99 boys head coach Mark Heffernan asked his team to do three things. The squad executed the plan to near perfection, posting a 4-0-1 record and steamrolling their way to the U-16 national title.