The veteran left back has come out of international retirement, joining the U.S. ahead of its Gold Cup quarterfinal against Cuba.
BALTIMORE — DaMarcus Beasley awoke from a nap last month, checked his phone and discovered something puzzling.
"I had a missed call from Jurgen," Beasley said. "I thought, 'Oh, that's kind of weird.'"
The longtime national team stalwart hadn't spoken to United States coach Jurgen Kinsmann since December, when Beasley announced his international retirement after 121 caps and four trips to the World Cup.
The Houston Dynamo left back initially thought Kinsmann was just calling to check in.