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US leads 1-0 5 minutes into this U-20 quarterfinal. Paxton Aronson with the goal.
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Purp
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This would be good for us.
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Sources: USMNT's Steffen close to Boro loan
USMNT and Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen is expected to join Middlesbrough on loan for next season, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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Moose Stuff
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2-0 US as Aronson scores again 4 minutes into the second half.
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Costa Rica absolutely skies a penalty kick. That was poor.
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2-0 US wins. They qualify for the U20 WC and play in the semis for a spot in the Olympics next. Nice little post game brawl too.
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I watched the first half and first 10 minutes of the 2nd half before my softball games last night. It wasn't a very compelling game. U.S. created a lot more and better quality great scoring chances, but didn't feel like they dominated. Aaronson was effective scoring goals, but didn't seem prominent in any other way like his brother always is. Caden Clark was involved, but got dispossessed a lot. I'll keep watching, but I'm not expecting any of these kids to make an impact in the full team in the next 2 years based on what I saw.
Moose Stuff
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Probably not much beyond some depth in this group. Also worth noting Musah, Reyna (if healthy obviously), Pepi, Scally, and Gabe Slonina are all young enough to have been on this team.
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Pefok to Union Berlin and Haji Wright to Hull City. Potentially very positive moves for both.
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I like both of these. Altidore spent some time at Hull City. Hopefully Wright is more effective there. Really anxious to see if Pefok could keep the same level in Bundesliga. If so that's massive for us in Qatar.
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They were impressive. Final on Sunday at 7pm should be a good one.
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More good news on the GK front.
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Ethan Horvath joins Luton Town on loan for EFL Championship season - SBI Soccer
Ethan Horvath is in need of consistent playing time ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the American goalkeeper will head back to the English Football League
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Some news already well covered in here, but interesting stuff on Adams and Busio in here.
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This was a good read. Didn't remember his move to ARSEnal. I suspect he'll be loaned out or playing with the reserves initially, but hopefully he keeps progressing and breaks through. We could use another center back to send Aaron Long the way of John Brooks.
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MLS Spotlight: Auston Trusty ready for Arsenal challenge as he prepares to leave Rapids - SBI Soccer
Auston Trusty is set to become the latest MLS product to embark overseas in the coming weeks, and although a new country, club, and league could bring
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I remember this move. Thought they loaned him back for a year but I guess not. Will be interesting to see if he develops further.This was a good read. Didn't remember his move to ARSEnal. I suspect he'll be loaned out or playing with the reserves initially, but hopefully he keeps progressing and breaks through. We could use another center back to send Aaron Long the way of John Brooks.
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Purp
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Not a surprise, but good to see this go through. Interesting that Aaronson is valued 67% more than Adams. I think those valuations are inverted and Leeds are getting a real bargain here. Excited to follow Leeds this fall.
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Sources: Leeds close in on £15m deal for Adams
Leeds United are closing in on the signing of U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams from RB Leipzig for a transfer fee of around £15m, sources have told ESPN.
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U-20s have thoroughly dominated the semis and final.
Luna may be more impressive than Dest in terms of individual skill 1v1. He had a couple of wow moments tonight. Just supremely creative, slippery plays to advance a play.
Craig as a center back is solid and definitely a better set piece server than anybody on the senior team. Almost every set piece was dangerous and perfectly delivered.
Aaronson and Sullivan are composed goal scorers. P Aaronson has a lot of his brother in him. He's everywhere and pesky.
In general, the midfielders are excellent distributors. Central and outside they all pass very well and move well off the ball. They create a ton of dangerous through balls behind the back line with their patience and IQ.
I wasn't as high after the quarterfinal I saw, but these last 2 matches have been impressive. I'm still not sure Caden Clark is the next best young player coming up after seeing him 3 times in this setting. He's got a ton of ability and shows flashes, but almost always lacks that last bit of quality whether it be on the final pass or the finish.
Cuevas similarly has an enormous amount of physical ability, but he's still a ways from putting it all together.
I think we'll see a few of these guys on the senior team in 2026.
Luna may be more impressive than Dest in terms of individual skill 1v1. He had a couple of wow moments tonight. Just supremely creative, slippery plays to advance a play.
Craig as a center back is solid and definitely a better set piece server than anybody on the senior team. Almost every set piece was dangerous and perfectly delivered.
Aaronson and Sullivan are composed goal scorers. P Aaronson has a lot of his brother in him. He's everywhere and pesky.
In general, the midfielders are excellent distributors. Central and outside they all pass very well and move well off the ball. They create a ton of dangerous through balls behind the back line with their patience and IQ.
I wasn't as high after the quarterfinal I saw, but these last 2 matches have been impressive. I'm still not sure Caden Clark is the next best young player coming up after seeing him 3 times in this setting. He's got a ton of ability and shows flashes, but almost always lacks that last bit of quality whether it be on the final pass or the finish.
Cuevas similarly has an enormous amount of physical ability, but he's still a ways from putting it all together.
I think we'll see a few of these guys on the senior team in 2026.
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I thought Luna was the worst player on the field in two of the previous games I watched. I’d be very surprised if that body type holds up as he matures. It’s a bad athletic look with nowhere to go but south.
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His body reminds me of the Brazilian Ronaldo. He definitely doesn't have a midfielder's body and I expect that's something he'll improve as he develops as a pro. If he doesn't we likely won't hear much from him.
