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ASN Morning Read: All Smiles Before Gold Cup

Jurgen Klinsmann announces the 23-man group that will vie for the continential title, and the list features familiar faces; a familar face on the women's team backs down from her previous comments.
BY Noah Davis Posted
June 24, 2015
9:30 AM
  • Your Gold Cup squad

  • GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/2007), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake/2011, 2013), William Yarbrough (Club Leon)

    DEFENDERS: Ventura Alvarado (Club America), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC/2009), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy/2013), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Tim Ream (Bolton Wanderers/2011)

    MIDFIELDERS: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake/2009, 2013), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes/2011, 2013), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/2007, 2011), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo/2005), Mix Diskerud (New York City FC/2013), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham Hotspur), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

    FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/2011), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC/2005, 2007, 2011), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes/2011, 2013)

  • Here's Jurgen Klinsmann chatting about the roster he picked.

  • The takeaway: The message from Klinsmann is clear. While the introduction of talented newcomers has improved the depth of the U.S. program and inspired it to some impressive recent results, the old hands will still give the U.S. its best chance of winning what promise to be grind-it-out affairs against group-stage foes Honduras, Haiti and Panama.

  • The other takeaway:  
  • Oh Abby: United States forward Abby Wambachissued a heartfelt apology on Tuesday night for the controversial comments she made regarding a French referee following Monday's victory overColombia in the Women's World Cup.

  • Pretty impressive:
  • Could be trouble:  

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