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USMNT: 3 takeaways from preliminary Gold Cup roster

The summer’s Gold Cup is looming. The U.S. Men’s National Team’s first game will be on June 19th, against Guyana. And the preparations are beginning to be made, with Gregg Berhalter naming his preliminary 40-man roster on Monday.

This provisional roster will be cut down to a final 23-man roster before the tournament. The deadline for that is June 6th. But for now, there are some clues as to what Berhalter is wanting to achieve this summer.

Here are three takeaways from this provisional roster.

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3. The reason why Bill Hamid is absent

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