The U.S. men's national team was already forced into one roster change for its three upcoming World Cup qualifying matches, and a second appears to be in the offing.
Center back John Brooks will stay in Germany during the international break, according to Bild, with a back injury preventing him from joining the U.S. for games against Jamaica, Panama and Costa Rica. (Wolfsburg also omitted Brooks from its list of players released for international duty, lending further credence to his U.S. absence.) With Tim Ream already withdrawing from camp and being replaced by Walker Zimmerman over the weekend, Brooks's injury will force manager Gregg Berhalter into another defensive change, should he elect to keep his roster size at 27 players.