The U.S. Under-16 boys national team traveled to Bristol, England, to participate in the Pepsi International Tournament, where it will face England, Italy and Portugal in the round-robin tournament. With U-17 head coach John Hackworth preparing the U.S. for the U-17 World Championship, assistants Raul Diaz Arce and Brian Maisonneuve will direct the 18-player team during the tournament. The U-16s will be looking for their second title in a month as they just returned from Japan, where they won the Toyota International Tournament.
U.S. U-16 Roster:
Goalkeepers — Brandyn Bumpas (Denver, Colo.), Josh Lambo (Middletown, Wisc.); Defenders — Mykell Bates (Roseville, Calif.), Greg Eckhardt (Orange Park, Fla.), Ian Kalis (Plano, Texas), Anthony Wallace (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Daniel Wenzel (Federal Way, Wash.). Midfielders — Edgar Barajas (San Fernando, Calif.), Cameron Brown (Garland, Texas), Kyle Davies (Pleasanton, Calif.), Kirk Urso (Lombard, Ill.). Forwards — Josmer Altidore (Boca Raton, Fla.), Andrew Giallombardo (Manalapan, N.J.), Perica Marosevic (Rockford, Ill.), Ellis McLoughlin (Seattle, Wash.), Joseph Sorrentino (Trenton, N.J.), Michael Stephens (Woodridge, Ill.), Sheanon Williams (Boston, Mass.)