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Something I'm going to explore in my Press-Enterprise column for Wednesday is this topic: if the purpose of the U.S. youth national team...

The sky is falling out from the United States' beloved Under-23 national team. Or so you may think. The U.S. Olympic squad may...

Alright, well, technically it's not. But the U.S. could not beat Cuba on Tuesday, so for it to be seen as anything but a disappointing r...

I just filed my Press-Enterprise column and I focused on the Olympics this week. Although Mexico is playing within driving distance from our...

One of the more intriguing players currently with the United States Under-23 national team is Michael Orozco. The American-born Orozco plies...

Here's a guy who is better off without the Galaxy .

Sacha Kljestan will be central to the United States' Olympic hopes. He's heading out soon enough with the team so I took the opportu...

Peter Nowak is obviously following my advice, naming Sacha Kljestan U23 captain for the China games.

Or rather, trying to make the Olympic team by impressing on an early trip to China.

The U23 team will be leaving for China at around midnight tonight. One person who won't be going with the team is Nathan Sturgis. He...

"Swifter, Higher, Stronger."

The tall and the short of the U23 team. Chris Seitz is a big guy - he's 6'4. Incidently, this makes him taller than every forward in...

While I was waiting to interview the U23 coach, I asked a U.S. soccer official if Nowak had named a captain for the U23 squad yet. Apparentl...

Yes, I went to the U-23 practice on Sunday, the first official day of training. I interviewed Peter Nowak, Jozy Altidore and Mike Randolph. ...

When he left Chivas USA, Bob Bradley was named head coach of the U.S. Under-23 national team and the interim head coach. Now that he's a...

Wow, I guess my prediction for Adam Cristman to play during the season was a bit off after all . Steve Nicol isn't waiting for the regul...

Adam Cristman, MOTM versus Japan's Rosso Kumamoto. Scoring two goals in the game makes him look good before he heads to the NE Revs, pl...

Los Angeles Galaxy player Nathan Sturgis shared his thoughts on the U23 team, Beckham, etc, with the Japanese press. I'm a little sad t...

Though the U23 squad touring Japan right now is from the U.S., i t would be foolish for anyone to assume that it's a good preview of the...

One of the more long-lasting memories of today's scrimmage I'll have is the penalty kick that Sacha Kljestan attempted on Brad Guzan...