U.S. national team forward Roy Lassiter has been loaned to Genoa of the Italian Serie B. The Tampa Bay Mutiny forward, who led MLS with 27 goals this season, left for Italy today, but he will be available for recall to the national team at any time.
Preki gains citizenship
Kansas City Wiz midfielder Preki, a native of Yugoslavia, finally gained his American citizenship on Friday. The skillful midfielder was sworn in along with 80 others at a ceremony in Kansas City. Preki is now eligible to compete for the U.S. national team, and will be in training camp this week.
Other U.S. Soccer news
U.S. Soccer’s board of directors voted to approve MLS’s request for a fifth roster spot to be allocated to a foreign player. The approval is for a three-year time period…. U.S. Soccer has pledged $25,000 to the Guatemalan relief effort — the stadium tragedy of Oct. 16 ultimately killed 83 people.