Here is the list:

GOALKEEPERS- Dominic Cervi (Out of Contract), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton FC), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)

DEFENDERS- Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Dan Califf (FC Midtjylland), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)

MIDFIELDERS- Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Eddie Lewis (Derby County), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids)

FORWARDS- Jozy Altidore (New York Red Bulls), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nate Jaqua (Out of Contract), Eddie Johnson (Fulham FC), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Josh Wolff (1860 Munich)

A good mix of vets and youngsters. This list should hold a majority of what we will see come 2010, save a few young guys on the up and coming.

Good to see Robbie Rogers, the prodigal son, make it up to the full team, after having a stellar start to the MLS season alongside Schelotto in Cowbus.

I’ll have a more in-depth analysis of the squad after the weekend.

England here we come.

They are: Sept. 10: USA-T&T in Bridgeview, Ill., 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Oct. 11: USA-Cuba in Washington, 4 p.m. (ESPN Classic)
Nov. 19: USA-Guatemala in Commerce City, Colo., 10 p.m. (ESPN2)

While this is a solid set of venues, the real focus is on the upcoming friendlies against England, Spain, and Argentina. Squads should be announced in the near future, so be sure to stay tuned as the summer coverage will get flowing.

A duel-citizenship that did not work out in the USA’s favor.

Francisco Torres

A duel-citizenship that may work out in the USA’s favor.

Good.

The 20 year old midfielder was never heard of prior to the CONCACAF Champions Cup, when his club side Pachuca defeated DC United to make it to the finals of the least coveted of the regional finals.

Torres was raised in Longview, Texas, then moved to Pachuca’s youth system, which he progressed through to make his senior debut in the 2006 Clausura. Now he often features for the most successful Mexican side in the last three years.

Word has it that the big guys of the USSF were out to watch Torres in Washington, DC when Pachuca visited for the second leg of its series against DC United. Supposedly there were some talks and mutual interest in playing for the United States in the Beijing Olympics was expressed.

If so, and the USSF is able to lure this young talented player with duel-citizenship in Mexico, it could open the door for many more players in the same situation to play for the United States. And that is a good thing.

P.S. - With this situation as well as the McBride talks shaping up, add in Freddy possibly looking for another new team, and this could be one interesting Olympics.

But that didn’t happen.

McBride coming back for the Olympics? That has a very real chance of happening.

Ives Galarcep is reporting today that McBride and Olympic Head Coach Peter Nowak are in discussions to have the Fulham captain be one of the team’s three overage players in Beijing.

The report states that McBride is interested in being on the team, as in his decorated soccer career, the one thing he has never accomplished has been playing for his country in the Olympics.

McBride’s interest in being on the squad, coupled with a possible conflict with a World Cup Qualifying game against Guatemala for the senior team, make the return of McBride a very exciting prospect.

He is exactly the type of match-tested vet you want providing leadership to a squad bursting with young talent.

A front line of McBride and Jozy Altidore would wreak physical havoc on backlines throughout the tournament.

If all goes as hoped, count on seeing Brian McBride back in the United States strip at Beijing 2009.

If you were Peter Nowak, who else would your other two over-aged players be?

This friendly will cap off what is shaping up to be an amazingly challenging friendly schedule for Bob Bradley’s boys who are preparing for the start of World Cup Qualifying.

After waxing Poland on set pieces 3-0 Wednesday, the USA Men’s National team looks ahead towards friendly matches in England, Spain, and back home for Argentina.

Suddenly I don’t hear the groans about the American’s cupcake friendly schedule.

This upcoming schedule of world powers was a sharp move by the federation; as all three of these teams are a thousand times stronger than anything the Americans will see in qualifying, save for maybe Mexico. But, we have seen how they have fared in qualifying tourneys recently.

By the way, the new USA away kit might be the nicest in the history. Just thought I’d throw that in.

Remember when everyone was concerned about the US being unable to win in Europe? Well that didn’t seem to be a problem yesterday. All three goals in the video above: snap header from Bocanegra, thumping header from Onyewu and Eddie Lewis pulling out a left footed Beckham.

GOALKEEPERS (2): Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Tim Howard (Everton FC)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Cory Gibbs (Charlton Athletic), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Eddie Lewis (Derby County)
FORWARDS (4): Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Eddie Johnson (Fulham FC), Josh Wolff (1860 Munich)

*missed him the first time, thanks to Dave for the correction

Add this matchup to the summer trips to Poland and Spain, as well as a possible match against Fabio Capello’s England squad at the New Wembley in May, and the USA has created an amazing set list of friendlies for the summer months to prepare for World Cup Qualifying.

Remember when the questions of why the USA did not play top-ranked teams in friendlies or enough hostile environment European matches? Those are no longer aplicable.

I’m taking a vacation this coming week, I know I haven’t been posting much in this down time, but just wanted to let you know I’m still here, and will be in full force when I return.

This would be an amazing matchup for Bob’s boys, and would supposedly also be the time and place for America’s own David Beckham to gain his 100th cap for England.

Even though they failed to qualify for Euro 2008, England are still to be considered one of the big boys on the block in international football and this would be a great opportunity for the United States to face one of the traditional powers of the game in their home stadium and show the world what we are made of. As Clint and Nike say, “Don’t tread on this”.

A true dream match-up. Let’s hope it comes true.

I will be back later in the week with a full update on the friendly schedual for the future.

For now, let’s get your thoughts on this possible USA vs England matchup?

Knowing that Benny has been banished to the depths of the Derby County pine, you could see why he wouldn’t be selected for as pivotal a game as USA vs. Mexico.

It was a startling downward turn for Benny, after he was the man to capture one of the biggest US victories ever over Mexico, in this summer’s Gold Cup final with that match-winning, never to be forgotten, full volley into the upper corner to seal the title for the USA.

Nevertheless, Bob Bradley sent on Benny Feilhaber in the closing stanza of the friendly against Mexico, and much to the surprise of many, Benny did a pretty good job. And that is a lot to say for a player in his position.

Although when he walked out onto the pitch he slightly resembled a corpse, much to my surprise he actually provided some nice skill on the ball and that controlling yet creative dimension he so often added to the US lineup throughout the summer.

He is still young and still shows the qualities that made him a well known prospect across the soccer landscape from the time he played in the U-20 World Cup. I think all it will take to get Benny back to Summer 07 version will be a change of scenery where he will get playing time day in and day out.

He certainly made a case for himself to be starting over midfielders like Ricardo Clark or Bobby Convey.

Hopefully things are on the up for Benny from that substitution on.