Brad Evans in USA Squad

Brad Becomes First MLS Sounder to Represent USA

Bradley has opted largely for staying power in the midfield with six of the eight midfielders selected, Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders) and Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards) leading their clubs in minutes played by a midfielder.

The USA kick off their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign at Seattle’s own Qwest Field on July 4th and Brad’s selection may also be good for ticket sales, although the USA’s victory over Spain in the Confederation’s Cup semi-final may already have taken care of that problem.

We’d like to congratulate Brad on becoming the first Sounders FC player to be selected for the USA.

Gold Cup Schedule

Two days after Sunday’s final, the American squad will gather in Seattle where the team and staff will regroup to prepare for the opening game against Grenada on July 4, kick off at 6pm PT at Qwest Field.

The team then crosses the country to face Honduras on July 8 at 9 p.m. ET at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., before finishing up group play against Haiti on July 11 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

The roster carries over four players from the FIFA Confederations Cup squad in Freddy Adu, Charlie Davies, Heath Pearce and Luis Robles. Bradley has also included regular starters Steve Cherundolo and Brian Ching who return from from injury. Cherundolo, sidelined after hip surgery, has not appeared since Oct. 11, 2008, against Cuba, and Ching returns after missing the last two FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the Confederations Cup with a hamstring strain.

Overall, just six players on the roster have more than 10 caps, with Cherundolo leading the way at 51 international appearances. Seven players – including Robles – will be looking to make their U.S. National Team debut, while another nine have five or fewer caps. The 23-man roster averages just eight caps against the 27-cap average for the 2009 Confederations Cup roster as Bradley let most of the regular national team players either return to their clubs or have a brief break before starting training camp for the 2009-10 season.

Six of the eight midfielders – Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders) and Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards) leading their clubs in minutes played by a midfielder.

Full USA Squad

U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION – Detailed roster at ussoccer.com
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (IK Start), Luis Robles (FC Kaiserslautern)

DEFENDERS (7): Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Jay Heaps (New England Revolution), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjaellands), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock)

MIDFIELDERS (8): Davy Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)

FORWARDS (5): Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Santino Quaranta (D.C. United)

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