U.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage has named the roster for the January training camp in Los Angeles,
after which she will name the 20-player roster for Olympic Qualifying being held in Vancouver, B.C.
from Jan, 19-29. Sundhage will bring 20 players to Canada, but will only be able to suit up 18 per
game.
The New England Revolution continued their preseason schedule on Friday afternoon with 3-0
scrimmage victory over Boston College at Gillette Stadium. Rookie Kelyn Rowe led the Revs with two
goals in the win.
The Revs started the match with most of their veterans on the pitch. Matt Reis started in goal
with Chris Tierney, A.
Saër Sène, the New England Revolution's new striker, might be 6-foot-3, but despite that large
frame the French striker isn't a typical target forward.
Instead, Sène, who has spent the last two seasons with German side Bayern Munich II, will help
the Revs by using his skill and pace to get behind the opposition's defense, according to head
coach Jay Heaps.
Kenny Mansally, seen here in the Revs Wednesday scrimmage against Boston College, is set to join
the Gambia National Team on February 22nd. (Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com)
New England Revolution midfielder Kenny Mansally is set to join the Gambian National Team for an
African Cup of Nations qualifying home match against Algeria on February 29th.
A half time formation shift allowed Shalrie Joseph to venture forward and score the winning goal
against Boston College on Wednesday. (Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com)
Those familiar with seeing Shalrie Joseph pushing forward and becoming heavily involved in the
attack may see less of it in 2012, depending on the New England Revolution captain's midfield
partner.
Preseason? We're talking about preseason here? Yes we are. After all, only so much can be taken
away from a 2-1 win over a fourth division side. And while beating Boston College a few times is
nice, it is still only beating a college team. The beginning of the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup is
the first opportunity to see the Revolution compete against MLS competition.
The left hamstring injury that midfielder Sainey Nyassi suffered during the Feb. 10 preseason
match against Boston College has landed him on the Revolution's disabled list to start the 2012
season, the team announced on Wednesday. He is expected to miss 8-10 weeks.
Nyassi, who came off in the 20th minute of the match against the Eagles, will miss a minimum of
the team's first six matches.
Leslie Osborne and the Breakers beat Boston College 3-1 in a preseason match on Wednesday.
(Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com)
The Boston Breakers found goals from three players in a 3-1 exhibition win over Boston College
on Wednesday.
Heather O'Reilly, Katie Schoepfer and Bianca D'Agostino all scored for the Breakers in their
first preseason match of the spring.
U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage has called on 28 players for a May training camp
in New Jersey ahead of a friendly against China at PPL Park on May 27, as the U.S. women continue
their preparations for this summer's Olympics.
The U.S. women will train in Princeton from Thursday until May 25 in the build-up to the
friendly, and this camp comes on the heels of an April camp in Florida in which 26 of the 28
players called upon this time around participated.
