A veteran of four World Cups, DaMarcus Beasley wasn't expected to be back with the U.S. national team, but a call from Bruce Arena changed that.
CARSON, Calif. — You wouldn't expect a coach hired to salvage a teetering World Cup qualifying campaign to call in a 34-year-old defender almost two years removed from his last meaningful national team appearance, but Bruce Arena's call to DaMarcus Beasley actually makes more sense than some might think.
Beasley is coming off a very good season with the Houston Dynamo, and though he hadn't been with the national team since Jurgen Klinsmann all but told him he was retired from international play after the 2015 Gold Cup, Beasley remains one of the best left back options in a shallow pool of choices.