U.S. Soccer: Charles names preliminary Olympic roster

The following is the preliminary roster for the U.S. men’s Olympic team that will compete for a spot in this year’s Olympics in April. U.S. coach Clive Charles must cut his roster from 25 to 18 players for the tournament April 23-30 in Hershey, Pa. Goalkeepers: Adin Brown (Colorado), Tim Howard (MetroStars), Andy Kirk (Tampa Bay). Defenders: Dan Califf (Los Angeles), Matt Chulis (Columbus), Ramiro Corrales (MetroStars), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, Germany), Eric Denton (D.C. United), Brian Dunseth (New England), Chad McCarty (Tampa Bay), Evan Whitfield (Chicago). Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago), Joey DiGiamarino (Colorado), John O’Brien (Ajax, Netherlands), Ben Olsen (D.C. United), Carlos Parra (New England), John Thorrington (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Peter Vagenas (Los Angeles), Sasha Victorine (Los Angeles), Brian Winters (unaffiliated). Forwards: Chris Albright (D.C. United), Chris Brown (Kansas City), Conor Casey (U. of Portland), Landon Donovan (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Josh Wolff (Chicago).