Klinsmann Picks 17 of 23 World Cup Vets for Gold Cup

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. roster for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup will look a lot like the American team at last year’s World Cup.

U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann selected 17 of the 23 players he took to Brazil last year, adding goalkeeper William Yarbrough; defenders Ventura Alvarado, Brad Evans and Tim Ream; and midfielders Alfredo Morales and Gyasi Zardes.

They replace goalkeeper Tim Howard; defenders DaMarcus Beasley, Matt Besler and Geoff Cameron; and midfielders Julian Green and Jermaine Jones. Howard has taken a year off from the national team following the World Cup; Jones had surgery June 12 for a sports hernia.

U.S. captain Clint Dempsey remained on the roster after being given a three-game suspension last week by Major League Soccer for referee abuse.

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