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03:48 PM ET 03.28 | Landon Donovan trained with the Los Angeles Galaxy for the past two days after returning from his long soccer sabbatical. He went to Cambodia and spent some time in Wisconsin. He returned in time for his team's trip to the White House to celebrate the MLS Cup victory. He also addressed his teammates. There is no word on when he will return to the lineup. The Galaxy head to Toronto on Saturday.

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09:21 AM ET 03.26 | A Mexican website is reporting that Jurgen Klinsmann has called in Puebla defender Michael Orozco Fiscal to replace Jermaine Jones. Periodicodigital is reporting that the player that scored the winning goal at Azteca will join the team last minute even though no one was scheduled to be called in. There was no note of this at any of today's media availability. Orozco Fiscal played in a reserve match for Puebla on Saturday and will only have a two-hour drive to join the squad and teammate DaMarcus Beasley. USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann confirmed the report and has begun the head games with the Mexican squad just before tonight's important match up.

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04:21 PM ET 03.24 | Jermaine Jones announced on Twitter that the injury he sustained in the snow game with Costa Rica has forced him out of the match with Mexico on Tuesday. He will now return home to seek treatment. Jones was stepped on, leaving a large gash near his ankle. He was removed from the game for a few minutes, but would come back on in the 1-0 win over Costa Rica. Jones put in a great effort in the midfield. With Jones leaving, this means another new starting lineup for Jurgen Klinsmann. Maurice Edu or Kyle Beckerman would be in line to fill in. They were both used as substitutes in Friday's match. Assuming Clarence Goodson still pairs with Omar Gonzalez at center defense, Edu seems to be the favorite. However, Edu and Gonzalez were the pairing when the U.S. beat Mexico at Azteca under Klinsmann.

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11:51 AM ET 03.23 | The United States men's national team played in an epic, snowy battle against Costa Rica on Friday night in a World Cup Qualifier that will go down in USA soccer history because of the incredible storm that the game was played through. There was some controversy over whether or not the game should be finished because of the conditions, but it was decided that the game should be played on. After the game, the USA soccer team took to their official Instagram account to share a brilliant picture. The account sent out a picture of a little tribute the team decided to do to commemorate the game in Denver. The team came together and signed one of the shovels that was used to clear off the lines during the game. FanSided.com has the photo.

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11:08 AM ET 03.23 | The U.S. national team commemorated its World Cup qualifier win over Costa Rica in a Colorado blizzard by signing a snow shovel. U.S. Soccer's Instagram image explains: "The entire #USMNT signed this shovel after the game tonight!"

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