DaMarcus Beasley called up to USMNT

The US Men's National team has released its 25 man roster for upcoming friendlies against Columbia on November 14^th and against The Republic of Ireland November 18^th. The roster consists mostly of those that made the journey to the 2014 World Cup with a few surprises and a few omissions, but among those called up was 2014 World Cup veteran and Houston Dynamo defender DaMarcus Beasley.

Beasley's inclusion in the squad comes just a few months after he made it clear that he had no plans to retire. Beasley said back in July, "I'm not going to give that position away easily. I'm gonna fight until my legs can't run, until Jurgen says we're going another way". It's unclear whether or not this is Beasley's swan song with the USMNT, but one thing that is clear is he hasn't given up on playing at the highest level.

Here is the full roster:

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Greg Garza (Club Tijuana), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders)

Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Hamburg), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution)

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United), Jordan Morris (Stanford), Rubio Rubin (Utrecht), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)