• Sergino Dest sits out team training. The AC Milan right back was the only U.S. player not part of team training. He was doing an individual program “related to load management.” An issue related to muscle fatigue kept him out of action at Milan for parts of the last three weeks before the break in play.
• U.S. guests watch training. Guests for the USMNT’s entire training were Americans serving at the Al Udeid Air Base — headquarters of U.S. Central Command — and U.S. Embassy in Doha. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter told the story of Weston McKennie, whose father served in the military and who met the national team in Germany in 2006.
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