Saturday, May 21, 2011

International Call Ups for Sporting Kc, Teal Bunbury to Play for the US?

Guadeloupe's captain Stephane Auvray after losing a
Caribbean cup final to Shavar Thomas' Jamaica.  
Five Sporting players have been called up for international duty this summer to compete in the Gold Cup. These call ups could leave Sporting a little thin this summer because three of them are potential starters. These international call ups are great for the team's reputation, not many other teams besides RSL, NYRB, and LAG get that many. Also, think about this, when Sporting are trying to attract a potential player they can simply say, "Look at all the international players that we have here, this would be a great place for you because the level of play is very high, and can help you improve your game." Or something along those lines. Anyway, here's the list.

  • Roger Espinoza  - Honduras
  • Craig Rocastle - Grenada
  • Stephane Auvray +  - Guadeloupe *
  • Shavar Thomas + - Jamaica 
  • Teal Bunbury ** - United States 
+ Denotes a country's captain. 
** Note: Teal Bunbury has not yet been announced officially to the US roster, the official decision will be on May, 23. 
* Note: This is the team that the US Men's National Team will face off against here in KC
The Competition
Just wanted to give you guys some insight into the Gold Cup itself. This is an exert from the Wikipedia article.

"The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America,Central America, and the Caribbean.
When the Gold Cup does not fall the same year as an edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, the winner, or highest place team that is a member of both CONCACAF and FIFA, qualifies for the next staging of that tournament."

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