Youth Boys

Bethesda tournament unfolds with chilly temps, intense matches at girls weekend

GERMANTOWN, Md. – Bethesda Soccer Club welcomed the first half of its biggest-ever field of participants for the Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament over the weekend, as showcase matches and knockout games played out among hundreds of teams across more than 60 brackets of girls play in the Under-9 through U-19 age groups.

New York City’s best high school senior players set to face off in Mayor’s Cup

New York City's best high school seniors will compete for citywide bragging rights in the Mayor's Cup this weekend. Teams compiled of the top talent in each league - Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) and Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) - as well as teams from independent schools will square off.

Nine teams earn early Jefferson Cup bids at Capital Fall Classic Boys Weekend

The 2014 Capital Fall Classic Boys Weekend marked the end of the fall youth soccer season for many of the 250 participating teams, which proved to be a good motivator on Championship Sunday.

Capital Fall Classic: Patrick Henry CC offers recruits a back door to Division I

Player recruiting is a difficult, labor-intensive process for NCAA coaches. But just how different is it for someone who coaches community college soccer and has to completely reshuffle his or her team almost yearly? SoccerWire.com spoke to Enda Crehan, head coach of the Patrick Henry Community College men’s soccer team, about the process at the Capital Fall Classic in Richmond over the weekend.

Young Mexican-American talents, Liga MX and the new soccer reality

Pull back the curtain on elite U.S. youth soccer and you'll discover a complex cadre of Mexican scouts, agents and profiteers, all intent on poaching the best and brightest young Mexican-American and Latino talents from their American clubs. Tim Froh takes a look at the benefits, and pitfalls, in front of these players and their families.

LA Galaxy go all in on youth movement with signing of 15-year-old GK Eric Lopez

CCL teams highlight Va. State Cup Championships with late-game heroics

There was no shortage of late-game drama and heroics at the 2014 Virginia State Cup U15-U18 Final Four, as four of the eight championship matches were decided by one goal, and two others went all the way to penalty kicks. Teams representing the Club Champions League captured seven titles, several against fellow CCL sides.

Boys champions crowned at 2014 Virginia Youth State Cup Finals