U.S. Youth Soccer News From January

Americans Josh Gatt and Sean Cunningham both join Molde FK of Norway. Both were products of Derby Country Wolves and played on the SuperElite Summer tour. SuperElite technical director Jon Spencer said that next summer’s tour will be mostly ‘93s and it doesn’t look like any college players will make the trip.

U.S. Youth National Team News:

U.S. U17s go 1-0-1 in CONCACAF Championship warm-up

Kelyn Rowe impresses at U20 camp 

Hurzeler makes debut with U20s

US to host 2012 Olympic Qualifiers

Yanks Abroad:

Former Dallas Texan Conor Doyle says he is undecided about international future

Former Irvine Striker Bobby Wood makes his 1860 Munich debut

Former Derby County Wolf Soony Saad leaves Michigan, goes on trial in Europe

St John’s Erik Opsahl signs with Reading on the last day of the transfer period

MLS news:

American U20 striker Omar Salgado is the first pick in 2011 MLS SuperDraft 

Training center invites eight Revolution players

Greg Vanney leaves RSL-AZ to join Robin Fraser at Chivas USA; Mike Munoz replaces him. 

Home grown contracts everywhere:

Jack McBean signs home grown contract with LA Galaxy

Jonathan Top signs home grown contract with FC Dallas

Matt Kassel and Sacir Hot sign home grown contracts with Red Bull New York

Josue Soto and Alex Dixon sign home grown contracts with Houston Dynamo

College:

Akron’s Darlington Nagbe wins the MAC Hermann Trophy

MLSsoccer’s Travis Clark looks at the role of college soccer