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BY ADAM SERRANO
Bob Bradley's annual January camp does not open until next week, but the U.S.
Stellar...
Chile, with both it's coaching situation unsettled as well as its roster, brings an exclusively
national league collection of players to face Bob Bradley's crew January 22nd at HDC in Carson,
California.
It's a small squad with only 16 players currently named, with six of those players coming from
the famed Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo which probably has one of the best team emblems you've
seen (right) named after a legendary chief of the Mapuche tribe.
Chile has announced a squad of 16 domestic-based players that will prepare for the Jan. 22 match
against the United States at The Home Depot Center. Coached by Marcelo Bielsa, who led Chile to the
Round of 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup where they fell to Brazil, the team began gathering for
training today.
GK: Paulo Garcés (Universidad Católica), Raúl Olivares (Colo Colo) Def: Eugenio Mena
(Universidad de Chile), Sebastián Toro (Colo Colo), Paulo Magalhaes (Colo Colo), José Pedro
Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Carlos Labrín (Huachipato), Fernando Meneses (Universidad Católica) Mid:
Felipe Seymour (Universidad de Chile), Francisco Silva (Universidad Católica), Luis Pedro Figueroa
(Unión Española), Felipe Gutiérrez (Universidad Católica), Lucas Domínguez (Audax Italiano)
For: Edson Puch (Universidad de Chile), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Daud Gazale (Colo Colo)
STARTERS
The Copa Del Rey Semifinals are all set with Barcelona taking on Almeria, and Sevilla facing Real
Madrid.
-Yes that does set up nicely for a Barca v Real final!
dN
The Asian Cup begins Quarterfinals on Friday, and Copa Centroamericana steps into the Semifinal
Rounds then too.
So far no media availability for Coach Marcelo Bielsa has been announced ahead of the 7 p.m.
Saturday game at Home Depot Center, incidentally:
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Chile President Sebastian Pinera wants Marcelo Bielsa to remain
as the national team coach, a job the Argentine said two months ago he would leave when Jorge
Segovia was elected head of the national soccer association.
STARTERS
Edson Buddle scored a goal in the 78th minute of his German debut with Ingolstadt against fellow
American, goalkeeper David Yelldell. Unfortunately they gave up a late goal and only got a 1-1
tie.
dN
Japan scored 2 goals down a man and trailing to beat Qatar 3-2 in the Asian Cup Quarterfinals
today.
