CHICAGO — Zack Steffen has a knee injury and became the second U.S. men’s soccer team goalkeeper dropped from training camp ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Steffen, 30, was hurt during practice Tuesday. He returned to the Colorado Rapids, his Major League Soccer club, for more exams and will miss the tournament, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Wednesday.
American goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, 24, whose plays in MLS for the Columbus Crew, sustained an oblique injury May 24.
Matt Turner, the No. 1 American goalkeeper for the past three years, remains in camp along with Chris Brady, 21, and Matt Freese, 26. Brady and Freese have never played for the national team.
Turner, who turns 31 on June 24, played just four matches for England’s Crystal Place this season, one in the League Cup and three in the FA Cup, with his most recent appearance for the club on March 1. Turner’s last game overall was March 23, the Americans’ 2-1 loss to Canada in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game.