Gregg Berhalter will open training camp Monday in Annapolis to begin preparations for his first major competition as U.S. men’s national soccer team coach.
The highly anticipated roster, however, is a complicated matter.
With MLS players in-season and European-based players recovering from long campaigns, Berhalter will gather a mix of senior figures from abroad and under-23 prospects for the first week of camp at the Naval Academy.
A fresh wave of players will begin arriving June 1, four days before a friendly against Jamaica at Audi Field in Washington and two weeks before the Concacaf Gold Cup begins.