U.S. SOCCER: U-20 men to vie for Milk Cup

U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen has has two MLS players on his 18-man roster for the 2004 Milk Cup, which takes place in Northern Ireland July 16-23.

The Americans face Denmark (July 17), Turkey (July 19) and Wales (July 21) in group play.

Rongen's team is preparing for the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament in January for the 2005 U-20 World Cup.

U.S. U-20 MILK CUP ROSTER

GOALKEEPERS
Justin Hughes (UNC)
Quentin Westberg (ESTAC Troyes/France)

DEFENDERS
Kiel McClung (UCLA)
Patrick Phelan (Enfield, Conn.)
Steve Purdy (UC Berkeley)
Nathan Sturgis (St. Augustine, Fla.)
Tim Ward (Waukesha, Wis)
Mike Ordonez (Miami, Fla.)

MIDFIELDERS
Arturo Alvarez (San Jose Earthquakes)
Craig Capano (Chicago Fire)
Nico Colaluca (Coventry, R.I.)
Stuart Holden (Clemson)
Jay Denny (Stoke City/England)
Sasha Klejstan (Seton Hall)

FORWARDS
Charlie Davies (Manchester, N.H.)
Chad Barrett (UCLA)
Kamani Hill (Berkley, Calif.)
Will John (St. Louis University).