21.  Also on the four-man tour are national team members Scott Fortune, Bryan Ivie and Jeff Stork.

22.  Also returning is national team midfielder Amaral, who had stints with the Parmalat mother club, Parma, and Benfica.

23.  Among her requests was help in finding players of Montserratian roots who could help the national team.

24.  Americans either eke out a living on our national team or treat bobsledding as an expensive, all-consuming hobby.

25.  Americans have never, ever known this deep passion for one national team.

26.  Among the four players are three who played on the Cuban national team, according to Guim.

27.  And after the awkward dismissal of Bora Milutinovic, the national team has no permanent coach as it faces a summer of tough competition.

28.  An eternal tug of war exists between club teams and national teams for the services of players.

29.  And after he plays for the U.S. national team in South Korea at the World Cup, they may want him in several other countries as well.

30.  And Danny Pena of Los Angeles refused to report for what could have been his national team debut, citing a crowded schedule.