MEN’S AND WOMEN’S U.S. PAN AM ROSTERS SET The 18 men and 16 women who will represent the United States in Winnipeg in the Pan-American Games (July 23-Aug. 7 in Winnipeg, Man.) soccer competition were named last week. The men’s competition will be an under-23 competition, though the majority of players Clive Charles picked are U-20, U-18 or U-17 players. Three U-17 players — Nelson Akwari, DaMarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan — were picked. Connor Casey, who will play for Charles at the University of Portland in the fall, is a member of the U-18 team. Six members of the U-20 team from the World Youth Championship were selected: Tim Howard, Carlos Bocanegra, Dan Califf, Chris Albright, Cory Gibbs and Taylor Twellman. The remainder of the team consists of players from the U-23 team preparing for Olympic qualifying next year. The U.S. men will play opening matches against Cuba (July 23), Honduras (July 25), Jamaica (July 29) and Uruguay (July 31). Here’s the men’s roster: Goalkeepers — Adin Brown, Tim Howard. Defenders — Nelson Akwari, Carlos Bocanegra, Dan Califf, Steve Shak, Evan Whitfield. Midfielders — DaMarcus Beasley, Jason Cropley, Cory Gibbs, Pete Vagenas, Sasha Victorine, Brian Winters. Forwards — Chris Albright, Connor Casey, Landon Donovan, Taylor Twellman, Michael Pries. Former U.S. U-20 boys coach Jay Hoffman will head the U.S. women’s team that will compete in the inaugural Pan-American women’s competition. The five entrants will all send U-18 teams. The U.S. women will face against Costa Rica (July 23), Mexico (July 25), Trinidad & Tobago (July 29) and Canada (July 31) in the opening round. Here’s the women’s roster: Goalkeeper — Lauren Whitt. Defenders — Tara Comfort, Karyn Hall, Anna Kraus, Nandi Pryce, Catherine Reddick. Midfielders — Jena Kluegel, Jennifer Lewis, Lori Lindsey, Lauren Molinaro, Becky Myers, Hope Solo, Marcia Wallis. Forwards — Venus James, Andrea Sellers, Christe Welsh. U-17S DOWN ENGLAND The U.S. U-17 team beat England’s U-16 schoolboys for the second time in Florida to close out play before its summer break. Abe Thompson had the only goal in the 1-0 win. He scored in the 60th minute off an assist from Kyle Beckerman. Coach John Ellinger used the match to get a look at green-card holder Miguel Alvarez. The Honduran-born defender is in the process of gaining his American citizenship. The U-17s will regroup in Portland, Ore., for the U.S. Amateur Festival to be held Aug. 1-8. The U-17 residency program will resume on Aug. 19 in Bradenton, Fla. USA lineup — Steve Cronin (Delvin Countess, 41), Miguel Alvarez (Oguchi Onyewu, 41), Nelson Akwari, Alexander Yi, Kenneth Cutler, Kyle Beckerman, Seth Trembly, Alecko Eskandarian (Bobby Convey, 41), Ryan Daley (Abe Thompson, 41), Aldolfo Gregorio, Peter Withers (DaMarcus Beasley, 30).