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Zarek Valentin to play the U23 Olympic qualifying tournament with US

March 21, 2012 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release


CHICAGO - Montreal Impact defender Zarek Valentin was officially named to the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team roster that will compete in the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament and attempt to qualify for the Olympic Games in London this summer.

Valentin has been called to all three of the U.S. U23 camps in preparation for the London Olympics this coming summer.

Drawn into Group A with Canada, Cuba and El Salvador, the U.S. opens play against Cuba on March 22 at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. The USA faces Canada, who boasts Impact midfielder Evan James and forward Carl Haworth on March 24, and then closes out group play on March 26 against El Salvador. All matches will be streamed live on concacaf.com.

The semi-final and final matches will be played at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., on March 31 and April 2, respectively.




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