US goalkeeper Zack Steffen injures knee and can miss CONCACAF Gold Cup

Steffen was damage throughout coaching Tuesday, returned to the Colorado Rapids for extra exams and can miss the match, the U.S. Soccer Federation stated Wednesday.

Columbus goalkeeper Patrick Schulte injured an indirect on May 24.

Matt Turner, the No. 1 American goalkeeper for the previous three years, stays in camp together with Chris Brady and Matt Freese, who each have by no means performed for the nationwide staff.

Turner, who turns 31 on June 24, performed simply 4 matches for Crystal Place this season, one within the League Cup and three within the FA Cup — the final on March 1. Turner’s final recreation was on March 23, the Americans’ 2-1 loss to Canada within the CONCACAF Nations League third-place recreation.

“I don’t see myself as the No. 1 all the time,” Turner stated Wednesday, referring to a goalkeeper’s frequent jersey quantity. “I think that’s my mindset going into every camp right now, is that every inch, every opportunity needs to be fought for and every opportunity that I’ve had under this current staff I’ve earned by my performances within training and the opportunities that I had this past season with Crystal Palace.”

Turner hinted a membership change is feasible. Dean Henderson began all 38 Premier League matches this season.

“Hopefully I’ll have some news for you in terms of my future this summer,” Turner stated.

The Americans have friendlies towards Turkey on Saturday at East Hartford, Connecticut, and Switzerland three days later at Nashville, Tennessee, then meet Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia and Haiti within the first spherical of the Gold Cup.

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