Project-40 players currently training with European and South American Division I club teams will embark on the first ever Project-40 international tour on December 5 U.S. Pro-40 Select Head Coach Lothar Osiander and his Project-40 squad will meet in Manchester, England December 2 through December 20 for a five-match tour of England following the four-to-six weeks of training the players have received with the international host clubs. The team of young Americans will play against reserve teams from the Premier League and the First Division to culminate the MLS offseason training abroad for the band of players. On Dec. 5, the squad will square off against the Manchester United reserves, with dates against Sheffield Wednesday’s reserves (Dec. 8), Sunderland’s reserves (Dec. 11) and Everton’s reserves (Dec. 16) to follow, all at the English teams’ training grounds. The tour will conclude with another match against the Manchester United reserves on Dec. 19. Notes: Jamar Beasley (knee strain), Andy Kirk (strained lower back disk), and Eric Quill (strained ankle tendon) have returned to the U.S. due to their injuries. Quill and Kirk are expected to be medically cleared for the England tour. Beasley will undergo more tests before a decision is made…. MLS will also send two or three young players currently being eyed by U.S. Soccer as guest players on the 20-man Project-40 roster. The roster for the England tour will be released next week.