BRUCE ARENA right now named his 24-man roster for the 2 important World Cup qualifiers in March. The largest shock on the listing can be one of many greatest stars in U.S. Soccer historical past: Clint Dempsey.
The Seattle Sounders ahead suffered from an irregular heartbeat late final summer time and missed the top of the 2016 Main League Soccer season, the entire MLS playoffs, and a number of matches with the nationwide crew. The 34-year-old striker was cleared to play in January, nonetheless, and began each of Seattle’s first two video games this season.
Enviornment determined that was sufficient to incorporate Dempsey in his squad for the March 24 match towards Honduras (10:30pm ET; FS1, UniMas, UDN) and the Panama contest 4 days later (10pm ET; beINSPORTS, Telemundo, Universo).
“Clint has a history that is almost second to none,” Enviornment stated concerning the U.S. males’s nationwide crew’s second all-time main objective scorer. “We all know there are some good days nonetheless forward for Clint. He’s made nice progress in preseason and his first two video games with Seattle, and we predict he’s a participant that may nonetheless assist us in these video games—maybe at a decreased position—however a participant that also has an incredible historical past of scoring targets and creating alternatives.
“To have that form of participant accessible I believe is invaluable.”
Gamers will report back to San Jose on March 19. Right here is the total roster.
Goalkeepers
Brad Guzan (Middlesbrough), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), Nick Rimando (Actual Salt Lake)
Defenders
John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Geoff Cameron (Stoke Metropolis), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Michael Orozco (Membership Tijuana), Tim Ream (Fulham), Jorge Villafanna (Santos Laguna), Walker Zimmerman (FC Dallas)
Midfielders
Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Jermaine Jones (Los Angeles Galaxy), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monnchengladbach), Sebastian Lletget (Los Angeles Galaxy), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fireplace), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards
Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Bobby Wooden (Hamburg)
The scenario at proper again is difficult. DeAndre Yedlin and Eric Lichaj would have made the roster had they been accessible, however each are injured. Timothy Chandler was not referred to as in for these matches, and Enviornment addressed his choice concerning the Eintracht Frankfurt fullback.
