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United States head coach Jurgen Klinsmann smiles as his team trains in preparation for the World Cup soccer tournament on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Stanford , Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Jurgen Klinsmann takes his time paring down U.S. World Cup roster

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Hansen taking 2014-15 luge season off

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli listens reporters' questions during a press conference at Coverciano training complex, in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, May 20 , 2014, Italy opened its World Cup training camp Monday with 31 players. Prandelli needs to trim his squad to 23 players by June 2. In Brazil, Italy is in Group D with England, Uruguay and Costa Rica. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)

Buffon announcement catches Prandelli off guard

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 11, 2013 file photo released by Portal da Copa 2014 shows an aerial view of the Galeao international airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The chronic delays in airport renovations have matched stadium construction, but the Brazilian government is reassuring visitors they won't have problems on arrival. On Monday, May 19, 2014, Brazil's Civil Aviation Minister Wellington Moreira Franco said that although some of the &quot;work won't be finished, all airports will be prepared to adequately&quot; receive World Cup tourists. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa 2014, Daniel Basil, File)

Brazil tries to assure tourists airports are OK

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

US seeking 1st WCup goal from a forward since 2002

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct 11, 2013 file photo, Germany soccer team poses prior to the start the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Germany and Ireland in Cologne, Germany. Background from left: Manuel Neuer, Per Mertesacker, Toni Kroos. Marcell Jansen, Sami Khedira and Jerome Boateng. Foreground from left: Philipp Lahm, Thomas Mueller, Andre Schuerrle, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mesut Ozil. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) - SEE FURTHER WORLD CUP CONTENT AT APIMAGES.COM

Bayern says Neuer, Lahm fit for World Cup

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Corinthians's and Figueirense players battle it out during a Brazilian soccer league match at the Itaquerao, the still unfinished stadium that will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Only 40,000 tickets were put on sale for Corinthians' match against Figueirense because some of the 20,000 temporary seats needed for the World Cup opener are still being installed. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil holds final stadium tests for World Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

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US seeking 1st WCup goal from forward since 2002

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Netherlands' captain Robin van Persie scores 1-1 before Ecuador's Frickson Erazo, left, can intercept, during the international friendly soccer match between Netherlands and Ecuador at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherlands-Ecuador ends 1-1 in World Cup tuneup

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

This April 24 , 2014 photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. There is also concern with the temporary structures at the Beira-Rio Stadium in southern Porto Alegre, and the other incomplete venue is the Arena Pantanal in the western city of Cuiaba, which is only expected to host an official test event at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Jose Medeiros)

Brazil to stage key stadium tests for World Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Toronto FC's Nick Hagglund, right, tussles with New York Red Bulls' Thierry Henry during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Toronto on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Toronto FC blanks Red Bulls 2-0

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Cesare Prandelli, left, coach of the Italian national soccer team, sits beside 1982 World champion Antonio Cabrini, during the Europa League soccer final between Sevilla and Benfica, at the Turin Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)

Prandelli already knows Italy’s final WC squad

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Clarence Goodson, of the US Men's National soccer team walks out onto the field during a training session on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, Stanford, Calif. The US national soccer team kicked off its preparation camp at Stanford University preparing for the World Cup tournament, which gets underway in June. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

US defender Goodson seeks great role at World Cup

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Members of the Homeless Workers Movement protest against the money spent on the World Cup near Itaquerao stadium which will host the international soccer tournament's first match in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Brazilians are angry at the billions spent to host the World Cup, much of it on 12 ornate football stadiums, one-third of which critics say will see little use after the big event. The smoke behind comes from burning tires. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil police clash with anti-World Cup protesters

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press

Germany's Christoph Kramer, from left, Germany's Antonio Ruediger and Poland's Marcin Robak challenge for the ball during a friendly soccer match between Germany and Poland in Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Loew makes last-minute change in World Cup squad

By NESHA STARCEVIC - Associated Press

Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9), of Finland, and Chicago Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger (16), of Sweden, chase the puck during the first period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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U.S. men's soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann answers questions during a news conference Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in Stanford, Calif. The U.S. team is practicing at Stanford University before the team's May 27 exhibition against Azerbaijan at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

US begins World Cup training camp in California

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FIFA extends salary insurance for WCup players

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AC Milan's Brazilian Kaka', top, celebrates with teammate Sulley Muntari, of Ghana, after Atalanta's Giampaolo Bellini scored an own goal during a Serie A soccer match in Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, May 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')

Ghana picks Essien, Boateng for World Cup roster

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE - Associated Press