Injured Gio Reyna left out of USMNT’s September friendlies

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The reconciliation between U.S. males’s nationwide staff supervisor Gregg Berhalter and Gio Reyna should wait, because the Borussia Dortmund ahead was left off the 24-player roster named for upcoming friendlies in opposition to Uzbekistan on Sept. 9 in St. Louis, and Oman in St. Paul, Minn. three days later.

Reyna, one of eight gamers to overlook the upcoming matches as a consequence of sickness or damage, continues to be within the course of of returning to full health after sustaining a calf damage on the Concacaf Nations League remaining in opposition to Canada final June. He simply returned to coaching with Dortmund final week.

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The participant and supervisor have not communicated since a feud involving Berhalter on one aspect, and Reyna and his mother and father, Claudio and Danielle on the opposite, spilled into public view eight months in the past. It included the revelation by Berhalter that he almost despatched an unnamed participant — later recognized as Reyna — dwelling from the World Cup.

In response, Danielle Reyna revealed to U.S. Soccer a 1992 home violence incident involving Berhalter and his spouse Rosalind. U.S. Soccer allowed Gregg Berhalter’s contract to run out whereas it investigated. The USSF was in the end happy with the Berhalters’ rationalization of the incident and rehired Gregg Berhalter as supervisor final June. Anthony Hudson and later B.J. Callaghan managed the staff on an interim foundation previous to Berhalter’s rehiring.

The roster nonetheless consists of lots of acquainted names, together with the AC Milan duo of Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah, Arsenal ahead Folarin Balogun, in addition to Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie. Overall, the roster consists of 12 gamers who helped the U.S. attain the spherical of 16 on the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 16 who have been half of the U.S.’s Concacaf Nations League-winning staff this summer season.

“We have a long-term strategic approach, with two of the principles being strong rosters and maintaining continuity,” Berhalter stated. “We are thrilled to have a number of core players in this group while also being able to introduce some new faces to the senior team. Uzbekistan and Oman are types of teams we could face in the World Cup, so it’s an important opportunity to gain that experience.”

The different injured gamers embrace normal captain Tyler Adams of Bournemouth, Utrecht attacker Taylor Booth, Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, Toronto FC goalkeeper Sean Johnson, Norwich City ahead Josh Sargent, Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen and Nashville SC defender Walker Zimmerman.

One new face is Palermo defender Kristoffer Lund. Lund, a 21-year-old left again, has performed internationally for Denmark at youth degree, and has utilized for a one-time change of affiliation with FIFA. He is eligible to symbolize the U.S. via his mom.

Other uncapped gamers embrace Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender, Wolfsburg defender Kevin Paredes and Inter Miami midfielder Ben Cremaschi.

Fulham defender Tim Ream returns to the U.S. after lacking out on the Nations League as a consequence of a damaged arm.

International groups from Europe, Africa and South America are all concerned in qualifying for varied competitions, thus rendering them unavailable. That left U.S. Soccer to schedule Uzbekistan and Oman. Both groups are getting ready to compete within the 2023 AFC Asian Cup to be held in Qatar subsequent January.

DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (Club/Country; Caps/Goals)

GOALKEEPERS (3): Drake Callender (Inter Miami; 0/0), Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 8/0), Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 32/0)

DEFENDERS (9): Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 26/2), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo/ITA; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Genk/BEL; 11/0), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg/GER; 0/0), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 51/1), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 10/1), Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 36/2), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; 25/3), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 6/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Johnny Cardoso (Internacional/BRA; 7/0), Ben Cremaschi (Inter Miami; 0/0), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP; 16/0), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 44/11), Yunus Musah (AC Milan/ITA; 27/0), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 4/0)

FORWARDS (6): Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin/GER; 32/7), Folarin Balogun (Arsenal/ENG; 2/1), Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; 8/1), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 16/7), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA; 60/25), Tim Weah (Juventus/ITA; 31/4)