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          MLS midseason grades for 20 U.S. national team players

          How have Mix Diskerud, Jozy Altidore and Omar Gonzalez fared in the 2015 MLS season? USA TODAY Sports, Getty Images, USA TODAY Sports
          • Adrian Melville, ESPN Insider
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            • Joined ESPN in 2013 as a soccer Insider
            • Worked previously at NBC, Major League Soccer and Opta (UK)
            • Played college soccer at Princeton and professionally for the New England Revolution and Santo Andre, a second-division club in Brazil
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          Jun 30, 2015, 03:00 PM ET

          The United States will rely heavily on MLS veterans in its 2015 Gold Cup campaign, and while manager Jurgen Klinsmann has built a deep pool of European- and Mexico-based players, he has chosen 12 MLS-based players to help the team secure its second consecutive tournament crown. (Note that up to six of the eight additional MLS players named to the 35-man provisional roster can be added after the group stage.)