U.S. U-20 MEN: Four MLS players out for Canada series

Four MLS players — forward Quavas Kirk, midfielder Dax McCarty and defenders Nathan Sturgis and Tim Ward — were removed from the U.S. roster for games against Canada July 7 at Toronto's SkyDome and July in Kingston, Ont. Kirk and Sturgis were recalled by the L.A. Galaxy. The Columbus Crew also requested Ward. McCarty was unable to make the trip after suffering an injury to his right groin.

For the U.S. U-20 men's roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Mike Gustavson (University of South Carolina), Marcus Rein (University of Central Florida);
DEFENDERS (5): Tony Beltran (UCLA), Kyle Davies (Pleasanton, Calif.), Amaechi Igwe (Santa Clara University), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest), Blake Wagner (FC Dallas);
MIDFIELDERS (6): Bryan Arguez (Miami, Fla.), Corben Bone (Plano, Texas), Cameron Brown (Garland, Texas), Rodrigo Lopez (Chivas USA), Brad Ring (Indiana University), Robbie Rogers (University of Maryland);
FORWARDS (3): Josmer Altidore (N.Y. Red Bulls), Omar Gonzalez (University of Maryland), Estuardo Sanchez (Chivas USA).