Gio Reyna, a son of former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna, scored a hat trick to lead the Americans to an 8-0 over Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship on Thursday night.

The U.S. will play Panama in the quarterfinals on Sunday for a berth in the Under-17 World Cup.

Reyna, a member of the Borussia Dortmund youth system, scored the third U.S. goal in the 20th minute and the fifth in the 29th, converting a penalty in the 42nd for a 6-0 halftime lead.

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MONTERREY, Mexico -- CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani isn't buying recent reports suggesting that MLS and Liga MX clubs could soon be competing in the Copa Libertadores.

Montagliani is confident that the focus for clubs in the region remains the CONCACAF Champions League, which Monterrey lifted for the fourth time on Wednesday.

"I can tell you unequivocally that I think that's all media speculation," Montagliani told ESPN FC in Monterrey. "Neither MLS nor Liga MX itself as it relates to...

Despite CONMEBOL rejecting a proposal from the U.S. Soccer Federation for an expanded Copa America in 2020, USSF president Carlos Cordeiro says that the invitation to host the tournament "is still valid."

Both CONMEBOL and CONCACAF had been engaged in discussions over the past year about holding another combined Copa America, similar to the hugely successful version hosted by the U.S. in 2016. But with the talks making little headway, the USSF sent letters to CONMEBOL, COMNEBOL's member federations...

Mexico and the United States split the CONCACAF awards for best player of 2018, with El Tri winger Hirving Lozano named male player of the year and the U.S. striker Alex Morgan taking the female prize.

Lozano, at 23, becomes the youngest ever winner of the award on the men's side after consistent form for Dutch side PSV Eindhoven and a famous goal to help Mexico to a 1-0 win over Germany at the World Cup.

It's the third consecutive occasion Morgan has won the women's prize and her fourth CONCACAF...

After the longest qualifying campaign in their history, Australia secured their place in a fourth consecutive World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Honduras in their second-leg playoff in Sydney on Wednesday night.

Over 22 games, dating back almost two-and-a-half years years, the Socceroos may have looked unconvincing on occasions. However, they did show resilience to negotiate trips to far-off places like Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and hold their nerve in four playoff games.

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Leg 2Aggregate: 3 - 1

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