Soccer Player Sean Franklin Is Invited to U.S. Under-23 National
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Washington Post USA Training Camp Roster(s) I'm not really back. Not until Wednesday. But couldn't resist sharing the USA national team training camp roster for this month's workouts and Jan. 19 friendly against Sweden at Home Depot Center. As astute followers of the team, you know only MLS players and a handful of very northern European pros on break were available, right? In addition, Peter Nowak has called in 24 players for a U-23 camp at Bradenton (several Euro-based players were made available by their respective clubs). Discuss. See you in a few days. Now, back to sleep. NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Will Hesmer (Columbus Crew), Matt Pickens (Chicago Fire), Zach Wells (D.C. United). DEFENDERS: Dan Califf (Aalborg BK), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Ramiro Corrales (SK Brann), Todd Dunivant (Toronto FC), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Drew Moor (FC Dallas), Michael Parkhurst (New England Revolution), Eddie Robinson (Houston Dynamo), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC). MIDFIELDERS: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Brian Davis (Houston Dynamo), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Justin Mapp (Chicago Fire), Pat Noonan (New England Revolution). FORWARDS: Josmer Altidore (New York Red Bulls), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards), Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution), Jeremiah White (AGF Aarhus). Says Bob Bradley: "This is another great opportunity to reinforce the principles of how this team operates both on and off the field, as well as giving us the chance to look at players that may be able to help us when World Cup qualifying begins in June." UNDER-23 ROSTER GOALKEEPERS: Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake), Chris Brown (Boston College), Billy Chiles (Towson University). DEFENDERS: Sean Franklin (Cal State Northridge), Steve Purdy (1860 Munich), Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Greg Dalby (SC Charleroi), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest), Pat Phelan (Wake Forest), Mike Randolph (Galaxy), Chance Myers (UCLA). MIDFIELDERS: Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Johann Smith (Darlington), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Stephen King (Maryland), Alejandro Bedoya (Boston College), Eric Avila (UC Santa Barbara), Arturo Alvarez (FC Dallas), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew). FORWARDS: Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Charlie Davies (Hammarby), Preston Zimmerman (Hamburg), Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire), Kamani Hill (Vfl Wolfsburg). By Steve Goff | December 31, 2007; 3:18 PM ET U.S. men's national team CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports Page 1 of 3 Sign In \ Register \ Forgot Password? News Schedules Stats Rankings Teams Message Board Tickets R Bedoya And Brown Among 24 Soccer Players Invited To U.S. U-23 National Team Training Camp Junior midfielder and goalkeeper to join former BC star Charlie Davies in Bradenton, Fla. Jan. 2, 2008 Two Boston College junior soccer players -- midfielder Alejandro Bedoya and goalkeeper Chris Brown -- are among 24 players (15 professionals and nine collegians) invited to a two-week U.S. Under-23 National Team training camp from Jan. 6-20 in Bradenton, Fla., USA Soccer and head coach Peter Nowak has announced. Former BC star Charlie Davies, now playing for Hammarby IF (Sweden) of professional soccer, has also been selected to participate in the camp. The camp is part of the team's preparation for the final round of the 2008 CONCACAF Under-23 Championship held from March 11-23, 2008 in Los Angeles, Tampa and Nashville. The eight-team tournament will send its two finalists to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. "With Olympic qualifying only two months away, this camp gives us a great opportunity to continue the work we began last month in China," Nowak said in a press release. "There is a tremendous amount of competition for spots on the roster, and we will continue to evaluate players as we focus on developing a team that can qualify for the Olympic Games." There are a total of nine collegians on the roster with Boston College (Bedoya and Brown) and Wake Forest (Pat Phelan and Julien Valentin) both sending two players. Eric Avila (UC Santa Barbara), Billy Chiles (Towson), Sean Franklin (Cal State Northridge), Stephen King (Maryland) and UCLA's Chance Myers comprise the collegiate contingent. Following two weeks of training, the Under-23s will reconvene for a week-long camp before gathering in March for the Olympic Qualifying tournament. The U.S. plays Cuba on March 11, Panama on March 13 and Guatemala on March 15. After group play, the top two teams will advance to the semifinals which will be played on March 20 in Nashville, Tenn. The two finalists will advance to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/stories/010208aaf.html 1/3/2008 SoccerAmerica.com: Articles - U.S. U-23 roster includes 15 pros - 01/03/2008 Page 1 of 3 HOME • MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS • ADV SEARCH Advanced Sea Home > Soccer America Daily > Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 Welcome. | Renew. Thu U.S. U-23 roster includes 15 pros Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 7:00 AM ET The U.S. men's U-23 national team, which in March aims to qualify for next summer's Olympic Games, convenes in Bradenton, Fla., with a 24- player roster. Although coach Peter Nowak Today's Most Rea could not include 1. Soccer Job Openings European-based Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley, while Olympic-eligible 2. U.S. U-23 roster includes 15 Jozy Altidore is in camp with the full national team, the roster includes six foreign-based players. 3. MLS-heavy U.S. roster opens camp Under-23 Roster by Position GOALKEEPERS (3): Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake), Chris Brown (Boston 4. Brad Friedel the PK King; Ho College), Billy Chiles (Towson University). shines for Everton 5. Arsenal celebrates New Year DEFENDERS (8): Sean Franklin (Cal State Northridge), Steve Purdy (1860 bang Munich/GER), Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Greg Dalby (SC Charleroi/BEL), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest), Pat Phelan (Wake Forest), Mike Randolph (Galaxy), Chance Myers (UCLA). MIDFIELDERS (8): Stuart Holden (Houston), Johann Smith (Darlington/ENG), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Stephen King (Maryland), Alejandro Bedoya (Boston College), Eric Avila (UC Santa Barbara), Arturo http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_... 1/3/2008 SoccerAmerica.com: Articles - U.S. U-23 roster includes 15 pros - 01/03/2008 Page 2 of 3 Alvarez (FC Dallas), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew). FORWARDS (5): Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Charlie Davies (Hammarby/SWE), Preston Zimmerman (Hamburg/GER), Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire), Kamani Hill (VfL Wolfsburg/GER). The camp is part of the team's preparation for the final round of the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Under-23 Championship to be held from March 11-23, 2008, in Los Angeles, Tampa and Nashville. The U.S. will play their three games of the group stage in Tampa against Cuba on March 11, Panama on March 13 and Honduras on March 15. The eight-team tournament will send its two finalists to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. "With Olympic qualifying only two months way, this camp gives us a great opportunity to continue the work we began last month in China," said Nowak. "There is a tremendous amount of competition for spots on the roster, and we will continue to evaluate players as we focus on developing a team that can qualify for the Olympic Games." Following the two weeks of training, the Under-23s will reconvene for a week-long camp before gathering in March for the Olympic Qualifying tournament. 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