Youth Soccer

Volaron patadas y puñetazos cobardes: La brutal pelea entre el América y el Cruz Azul Sub-18

Cruz Azul dejó en el camino al América en los cuartos de final de la categoría Sub-18 con un global de 4-2. Sin embargo, el resultado y lo futbolístico terminaron siendo irrelevantes en un duelo marcado por la batalla campal que protagonizaron ambos equipos y que acabó con cuatro expulsados.

Pelea América Cruz Azul Sub-18

La bronca se desató al minuto 72, luego de que Cruz Azul marcara el tercero de los tres goles con que La Máquina derrotó a los azulcrema en el partido de revancha de la serie.

Pitch invader disrupts Finnish Cup match with wheelie bad behavior

Some fans really need to get a grip! A recent Finnish Cup match between Jalkaranta Palloseura and KJP had to pump the breaks after one supporter (actually one of the player's relatives) caused a chain reaction by taking things to a whole different gear.

It's a classic case of small child on a push bike charging around the box like Teemu Pukki.

The rites of spring: 10 things all soccer players understand

Springtime is finally here, marking a return to outdoor soccer across the country after a particularly brutal winter. It's time to play the game the way the Football Association intended.

With the changing of the season comes certain rites of spring that all players will recognize.

Spring soccer season: 10 things we all understand

#1. Securing the bag.

Mean, mean goalkeeper denies goal to a little birthday boy

If you think Emiliano Martinez is the most despicable goalkeeper out there, just wait to meet Zsombor Senkó, the man between the sticks for Hungarian second-division side DVTK. He's being rightly booed worldwide after denying a goal and crushing the dreams of a seven-year-old boy on his birthday!

Boooo! And another boooo!

Shake up your recovery with these great smoothie recipes

Soccer is easily one of the world's most physically demanding sports. The game's strenuous mixture of long-distance running, intermittent sprinting, explosive change of direction and physical contact combines to exact a heavy toll on players. To perform at their best, soccer players need to have a balanced diet that provides them with the necessary nutrients and energy.

LAFC and Bayern Munich announce player development partnership

Despite only beginning the club's sixth season in Major League Soccer, LAFC have already begun tapping into the hot bed of talent in Southern California with exciting homegrown players like Erik Dueñas, Christian Torres, Nathan Ordaz and Tony Leone all on the roster.

Can't help falling in love with the latest Nike Phantom GX Link boots

Contrary to the spectral presence its name implies, the Nike Phantom GX is an omnipresent force at the highest level of the game as the preferred boot of Kevin De Bruyne, Lautaro Martínez, Phil Foden, Ella Toone, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga and Grace Geyoro. 

After viral indoor goal, Dutch phenom knocks Barça out of UEFA Youth League with another stunner

I've seen enough. I'm declaring 17-year-old AZ Alkmaar phenom Kees Smit the winner of the 2023 Golden Boy Award, and there's nothing some preciously talented La Masia graduate at Barcelona can do about it. 

Over a month ago, the Netherlands youth international came to my attention with an incredibly inventive goal during an indoor match. It's as beautiful as a Rembrandt.   

The United States qualifies for U-17 Men's World Cup with win over Guatemala

The United States have earned a spot at this year's U-17 Men’s World Cup with a hard-fought 5-3 win against Guatemala in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. It took four goals to defeat the tournament’s hosts in an extremely hostile home atmosphere. 

U-17 USMNT continues Concacaf Championship campaign with another emphatic win over Trinidad

Today’s heroes in Guatemala are looking set to be tomorrow’s golden boys. The U-17 USMNT is in the midst of its Concacaf Championship campaign and has gotten off to about as good of a start as possible. Saturday’s comprehensive 5-0 drubbing of Barbados was followed by another dominant performance and a 3-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Monday night.

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