U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Department will conduct a National Goalkeeping License course May 13-20 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Registration for the course is now open.

U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Department is currently preparing for its educational trip to Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, from March 17-24. A group of 44 coaches will spend a week there learning about player development from various coaches, teams and administrators.

Tickets for the upcoming U.S. Men’s National Team games in Jacksonville, Fla., and Tampa, Fla., will go on sale to the public next Thursday, March 1.

U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team head coach Caleb Porter has added Sebastian Lletget to the roster for the training camp in Frisco, Texas.

EXACT Sports will monitor and train the psychological readiness of Development Academy players.

U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team head coach Steve Swanson has named the 20-player roster for the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship to be held in Panama City, Panama, from March 1-11.

The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team will travel to La Manga, Spain, from Feb. 28-March 10 for the Ten Nations Tournament that also features the Under-19 teams from France, England and the Netherlands.

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) conducted the draw for the upcoming Under-17 Women’s Championship this past weekend in Miami Beach, Fla., and the United States will face Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and the Bahamas in Group B play. Group A consists of host Guatemala, Canada, Panama and Jamaica.

The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team will travel to La Manga, Spain, from Feb. 20-March 2 to compete in the Four Nations Tournament that also features the U-23 sides from Sweden, England and Norway.

U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team head coach Tab Ramos has added defender Javan Torre to the roster for a domestic training camp from Feb. 20-March 1 in Clermont, Fla.

U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos has named a 26-player roster for a domestic training camp from Feb. 20-March 1 in Clermont, Fla. The U.S. U-20 Men will train at the National Training Center in Clermont.

The Sports Envoy program will continue in 2012, with a series of trips planned in the spring. U.S. Soccer, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, will hold Sports Envoys from February to April in Malaysia, Algeria, Argentina, Venezuela and Morocco.

Following a week of training in Frisco, Texas, and a dramatic 2-1 victory against New Zealand on Feb. 11 in front of a sold-out crowd at FC Dallas Stadium, U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named a 23-player preliminary roster that will travel to the 2012 Algarve Cup in Portugal.

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Javier Perez has been named head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team, effective immediately.

The U.S. U-23 Men's National Team convenes in camp beginning Feb. 19 and hosts the Mexico U-23 team on Feb. 29 at FC Dallas Stadium.

The U.S. Men’s National Team returns to Florida for two critical matches this summer as part of a five-match stretch that includes the start of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The U.S. Men’s National Team announced Wednesday that it is headed to Florida for two matches this May and June, hosting Scotland on May 26 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., and opening FIFA World Cup Qualifying on June 8 in Tampa, Fla. The USA has a bit of history with Scotland, but it has yet to face Antigua and Barbuda – a team that the U.S. will face twice during FIFA World Cup Qualifying.

The U.S. Beach Soccer Team lost in its opening three matches at the Beach Soccer Worldwide Cancun Cup 2012, dropping results against Spain, El Salvador and Mexico.

Veronica Perez has been selected to officiate at the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship, being held from March 1-11 in Panama City, Panama.

Two goals from Alex Morgan helped the U.S. WNT come back for a 2-1 win against New Zealand in front of 20,677 fans at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Morgan's two goals in the second half both came from headers as the WNT earned a win to the delight of the sellout crowd.

Forward Lindsey Horan scored her fourth goal of the tournament and the only goal of the game as the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team defeated rival Germany 1-0 in its second match at the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain.

The U.S. Soccer Development Academy has announced it is moving to a 10-month season starting with the 2012-13 season.

The U.S. Soccer Development Academy has instituted a 10-month season starting in 2012-13. U.S. Soccer and Academy coaches weigh in on the move.

The U.S. Soccer Development Academy will begin competing in a 10-month season starting with the 2012-13 season. Along with our membership, we strongly believe that for the elite young soccer players who are committed to reaching the highest levels of the sport, the move to a 10-month season will have a profoundly positive impact on their development.