Compared to other professional sports in America, the MLS offseason is short. For teams that advance to MLS Cup, it’s a six-week turnaround before the following preseason kicks off. And for those players that are invited to the U.S. MNT’s January Camp, that break is even shorter.
Sporting KC had two players participate in this year’s January Camp under new head coach Bruce Arena. Graham Zusi - who has been a mainstay for the national team over the past five years - was called in as a defender while Benny Feilhaber earned his first selection to the national team since 2014.