The 40-man preliminary squad for this season’s CONCACAF Gold Cup was released Saturday night and there was one shocking omission from the roster — Minnesota United’s Christian Ramirez was left out in the cold. United States manager Bruce Arena opted to include players such as Juan Agudelo, Chris Wondolowski, and Gyasi Zardes over the talented Loons forward.
If you give Ramirez’s stats a once-over, it makes his exclusion that much harder to stomach. The California native has eight goals in just 13 games played this season, which is tied for the most by any player eligible to represent the United States National Team.