Arsenal youngster Folarin Balogun will play for the United States’ under-18 team in a friendly tournament this week, though the the striker has not officially switched allegiances from England.
This is the first U.S. call-up for the 17-year-old Balogun, who was born in the U.S. but grew up in London and played for England at the European Under-17 Championship in May.
However, U.S. Soccer emphasized that this week’s Vaclav Jezek Youth Tournament in Czech Republic is not an official FIFA competition,…
It was penalty heartache again for England in the European Under-17 Championship as Steve Cooper’s side were beaten by the Netherlands in the semifinals on Thursday night.
The Young Lions lost last year’s final in a shootout and after a goalless draw at Chesterfield’s Proact Stadium, it was disappointment once more.
The Netherlands had six successful attempts before Arsenal’s Folarin Balogun saw his kick saved by Joey Koorevaar.
The Netherlands started brightly and an early corner caused a…
England U17 players celebrate after scoring a goal against Norway in the Euro 2018 quarterfinals.
Bobby Duncan inspired England Under-17s into the Euro 2018 semifinals after a 2-0 win over Norway.
The Manchester City forward, linked to Liverpool, scored the opener and set up Arsenal’s Xavier Amaechi for the second in Burton on Sunday.
They will play either Netherlands or Ireland on Thursday after Duncan’s 14th-minute opener and Amaechi’s cool finish.
Boss Steve Cooper won the Under-17 World Cup last summer and is on the brink of a second major title in less than a year.
It was claimed Morgan Gibbs-White was racially abused during England’s Under-17 World Cup final against Spain.
A racial abuse investigation involving a Spain player allegedly insulting an England player at the Under-17 World Cup final in October has been closed by FIFA because of a lack of evidence to support the England player’s claim.
Morgan Gibbs-White, the Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder, was allegedly called a “monkey” by an unidentified Spain player following an incident during the game, U17s teammate and Liverpool youth forward Rhian Brewster told the Guardian in December.
The allegation led to…
Rhian Brewster says he’s experienced or witnessed racial abuse a number of times.
FIFA is investigating Rhian Brewster’s claim that England teammate Morgan Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish opponent during the Under-17 World Cup final, football’s world governing body has confirmed.
Liverpool teenager Brewster made the allegation in a powerful interview with the Guardian last week.
The 17-year-old Londoner told the newspaper he has either personally experienced racial abuse or witnessed it on a football pitch seven times, including five occasions in the past seven months.
Two…
Rhian Brewster won the Under-17 World Cup with England in October.
The Football Association says it understands Rhian Brewster’s frustrations after the young Liverpool forward highlighted racist abuse he has suffered.
Brewster described seven incidents while playing for both England and Liverpool youth teams in an interview with The Guardian and expressed his anger at the relevant authorities’ failure to tackle the problem.
In a statement on its website on Friday evening, the FA said: “We take such matters extremely seriously and have worked to provide support…
Liverpool and England U17 striker Rhian Brewster said he was racially abused against Spartak Moscow.
England youth international and Liverpool player Rhian Brewster has told The Guardian that football’s authorities must do more to tackle racism in the game as he opened up about the level of abuse he has personally received.
Earlier this month, Liverpool told UEFA that they believed Brewster had been racially abused by Spartak Moscow player Leonid Mironov during a UEFA Youth League match.
The 17-year-old striker was restrained by teammates and Liverpool staff at the end of the 2-0 win, with the…
England were down early, but rebounded to beat Portugal on Wednesday.
England Under-17s produced another impressive comeback on their return to action after their World Cup success.
Steve Cooper’s Young Lions roared to World Cup glory in India last month, coming from 2-0 down in the final to beat Spain 5-2.
And it was a similar story at Chesterfield’s Proact Stadium on Wednesday night as they beat Portugal 3-2.
Goals from Eduardo Ribeiro and Rodrigo Fernandes had the visitors in command at half-time.
However, Manchester City’s Thomas Doyle pulled a goal back with…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers the U-17 World Cup trophy to captain Angel Gomes of England.
Gareth Southgate wants England’s Under-17 World Cup winners to learn that pride in the badge on the front of their shirt is more important than their names on the back.
England’s young heroes switched their shirts back to front while celebrating their World Cup triumph last month so it was their names and numbers on show, rather than the Three Lions badge.
Former Liverpool and England midfielder Danny Murphy criticised the players, claiming their behaviour was symptomatic of modern-day youngsters…
Borussia Dortmund have all but booked their spot in the Europa League with another underwhelming performance vs. Apoel Nicosia.
The ESPN FC crew assess Borussia Dortmund’s problems and focus in on their defensive frailties.
England under-17 forward Jadon Sancho was on target as Borussia Dortmund beat Apoel Nicosia 5-0 in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday.
Sancho, who joined Dortmund from Manchester City on Aug. 31, was recalled early from England’s successful U-17 World Cup campaign and subsequently made his Bundesliga debut as a late substitute in the 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt on Oct. 21.
However, the 17-year-old has mainly featured for Dortmund’s second team and UEFA Youth League side, with the German…