David Kerr's Top 50 Spring 2021 edition of the best U20 players is here. This was an extremely challenging year for YNT players due to covid disrupting seasons and transfers around the world. Many YNT players in Europe…
The failure of the mostly MLS based U23 team to qualify for the Olympics, much has been said about the quality of USMNT U23 players in Europe versus MLS YNT. No doubt, players like Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler…
The night of the qualifying failure, I could not sleep and tweeted a thread discussing the failure. This article is a more in-depth discussion of the topics I mentioned in that thread. It is linked at the end of…
Underdog Soccer Podcast on Olympic Qualifying and March USMNT Roster
Underdog Soccer Podcast was back talking through the first two Olympic Qualifying games which saw the US through the group stage to the knock stage. They have one more…
Bryang Kayo Interview on Underdog Soccer Podcast
Bryang Kayo (@BryangKayo)
Age: 18 (born July 27, 2002)
Height: 6’1”
Club: VfL Wolfsburg II
League: Regionalliga Nord (German 4th tier)
Club Number: #20
National Number: TBD
Position: CM
Born: Baltimore, MD USA
Nationality: American and of Cameroonian descent
Youth Career: Bethesda SC (MD), DC United Academy
Professional…
The 2021 Olympic Qualifying roster has just been dropped and it could be the strongest team the USA has ever sent to the qualifying tournament. However, it is not the strongest roster it could have sent. In fact, it…
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." R Collier. During the January transfer window, it is often the relocation of MLS players moving abroad that gets the most attention. They are generally seen…
This was certainly a transfer window to remember for a long time. In the past, transfer windows would come and go and we would be lucky if we had two or three players to talk about. Heck, sometimes we…
There is an exciting announcement coming out of Bielefeld, Germany involving 16-year-old goalkeeper Carver Miller. He has extended his relationship with Bundesliga club Armina Bielefeld and has been promoted to the U19 team! Congratulations Carver! BIELEFELD, GERMANY Carver Miller,…
In 2020 we took a look at the 2001-2005 age groups and highlighted the strengths, weaknesses, and the top players of each age group. In this article, we will take a look at how the 2001 age group…
Sadly the 2021 u20 and u17 World Cup cycles have been cancelled due to COVID-19. This is very unfortunate for all the players and families who were involved in the cycle, but all the players still retain their Youth…
Nico Carrera Nico Carrera shares the challenges of being an 18 year old center back during an international pandemic, and finding his way to a club in Europe that fits what he's trying to accomplish in his career. His…