Bradley announces roster for Brazil friendly

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08/04/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. men's national team soccer coach Bob Bradley officially named his 18-player roster for a Aug. 10 friendly against Brazil at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

Fourteen players on the roster were part of the U.S. World Cup team, including five players that played every minute.

"This game is a great opportunity to showcase many players from the World Cup team who earned the respect and appreciation of fans across the country," Bradley said. "At the same time, our goal continues to be to compete and succeed against the best teams in the world. With an extremely talented group of players, Brazil will be another difficult test."

One interesting inclusion is midfielder Jermaine Jones of Schalke, who missed the World Cup because of a leg injury. The veteran holding midfielder could earn his first cap with the U.S. team.

Below is the U.S. roster by position with the each player's club in parenthesis:

GOALKEEPERS - Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton).

DEFENDERS - Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Etienne), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United).

MIDFIELDERS - Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro), Michael Bradley (Borussia Monchengladbach), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht).

FORWARDS - Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Pachuca).

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