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28
Jun
2022

Spotlight: Paxten Aaronson

In our first ever player spotlight, we take a look at some clips of Paxten Aaronson from the recent U-20 🇺🇸 USA vs 🇳🇮 Nicaragua match. Paxten got subbed on ~15 minutes into the second half, but made an immediate and consistent impact, as he did in previous games as well.

In this spotlight, we key in on subtle details of his game that show us how he is able to have such great awareness of the field, making him hugely effective in the center midfield for US.

Want to see more from Paxten and the team in this CONCACAF Tournament? Tune in tonight, June 28th @ 7pm ET as the take on 🇨🇷 Costa Rica in the quarterfinals! You can catch the games streaming live on  Concacaf’s Youtube channel.

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24
Jun
2022
Clarifying the Complex Implications of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Clarifying the Complex Implications of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The CONCACAF U-20 Championship is ongoing right now, with the knockout rounds starting this weekend. US emerged from their group as the top dog, which included 🇰🇳 St. Kitts and Nevis (10-0 win), 🇨🇦 Canada (2-2 draw), and 🇨🇺 Cuba (3-0 win).

Tomorrow evening they’ll play 🇳🇮 Nicaragua in the round of 16.

As I’ve been chatting with friends and family about the tournament, a series of questions have come up. Some that I had no answers for, others that I had answers but no rationale for. So I’ve done a little digging and compiled a rabbit hole of FAQ’s that came up in conversations, along with some interesting learnings. As you’ll see, this under-the-radar U-20 tournament has a wild web of complex interconnections and implications across the world of FIFA internal soccer. Let’s take a look! 👀

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