Toronto FC midfielder Maurice Edu has been named to the U.S. national men's team 33-player pool that will be used to select rosters for friendlies against England, Spain and Argentina.
The 22-player roster for the first of the three matches, May 28 against England at Wembley Stadium, will be named next week.
Three players from the Columbus Crew who play TFC in a Major League Soccer match at BMO Field on Saturday have been named to the pool _ Frankie Hejduk, Eddie Gaven and Robbie Rogers.
“With the challenging schedule of friendlies we have organized to prepare for World Cup qualifying, this is an excellent opportunity to continue to evaluate our player pool and at the same time balance the workload,” U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. “Many of our players have just completed seasons in Europe, and the MLS schedule is in full swing, so it is important that we manage the time wisely to give ourselves the best chance to be successful in the important matches this summer.”
The United States will play Spain on June 4 at the Estadio El Sardinero in Santander. The game against Argentina will be played June 8 in New Jersey at Giants Stadium.
The U.S. player pool:
Goalkeepers: Dominic Cervi (out of contract), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham), Dan Califf (FC Midtjylland), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United).Midfielders _ Freddy Adu (Benfica), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Eddie Lewis (Derby County), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids)
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (New York Red Bulls), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Clint Dempsey (Fulham , Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nate Jaqua (out of contract), Eddie Johnson (Fulham), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Josh Wolff (1860 Munich).
