Want to know what I'm excited about this month?? No, not the US game next week against South Africa. It's the Torneo de las Americas tournament in Kennesaw, Georgia on Nov. 21-29. The United States roster features a who's who of up and coming US stars. Here is the roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Cody Cropper (Ipswich Town; Athens, Ga.), Eduardo Fernandez (Real Salt Lake AZ; Casa Grande, Ariz.)
DEFENDERS (7): Gale Agbossoumonde (G.D. Estoril Praia; Syracuse, N.Y.), Bryan De La Fuente (Chivas USA; Bell, Calif.), Greg Garza (G.D. Estoril Praia; Grapevine, Texas), Korey Veeder (Crystal Palace Baltimore; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Parker Walsh (Karlsruher SC; Roanoke, Va.
MIDFIELDERS (5): Sebastian Lletget (West Ham United; San Francisco, Calif.), Alex Molano (NK Dinamo Zagreb; Grapevine, Texas), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union; Sacramento, Calif.), Moises Orozco (Tigres; Oxnard, Calif.), Conor Shanosky (D.C. United, Sterling, Va.), Alex Zahavi (Maccabi Haifa F.C.; Los Angeles, Calif.), Cesar Zamora (Chivas USA; Sylmar, Calif.)
FORWARDS (4): Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls; Barnegat, N.J.), Tristan Bowen (Los Angeles Galaxy; Van Nuys, Calif.), Fuad Ibrahim (Toronto FC; Richfield, Minn.), Omar Salgado (Unattached; El Paso, Texas)
The names that pop off that list are guys like Gale Agbossoumonde, Sebastian Lleget, and Juan Agudelo, but arguably the most important name, is that of Alex Zahavi. Zahavi, a stand-out in the Portuguese U17 national team, it seems, has switched his allegiance to the United States. Zahavi is a veteran of the Benfica, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Sporting CP youth systems. He's a rare talent on the left wide of midfield, despite his being right footed.
The United States will take on Colombia on November 26 and Mexico on November 29 in the three team round-robin tournament.
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