Stuart Holden is on his way back to the US national team for the first time since 2010.

On Thursday night US national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced on Thursday night on US Soccer's home page that he intended to call up the 27 year old Holden not just for the May-June friendlies and qualifiers but also for this summer's Gold Cup.

Former US U-17 Junior Flores has a contract with Borussia Dortmund and he is looking to start his tenure with the club soon.

Sources told YA that Flores will be training at Borussia Dortmund through the Champions League final on May 25. Flores will attend the Finals as Dortmund take on Bayern Munich on May 25 at Wembley Stadium in London.

There is plenty of Americans that will be playing in important cup games this May.

Today American winger Brian "Cobi' Span played the final 33 minutes for Djurgarden in their 1-0 win over Orgryte in the semifinals of the Swedish Cup. Djurgarden will now face IFK Goteborg in the Cup finals on May 25.

Today was a good day for Americans playing overseas and here are the highlights.

First of all, Michael Bradley went a full 90 for AS Roma in a 3-2 win over Inter Milan in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals. Roma will now face archrivals Lazio in the finals on May 26. The downside is that Bradley will now likely miss the first week of USMNT camp with the friendly against Belgium coming on May 29.

The Costa Rican Federation is aiming to schedule their home qualifier against the United States at Estadio Saprissa on September 6.

The news was reported by Costa Rica's Aldia website.

FIFA has refused to accept Costa Rica's appeal for their 1-0 loss on Friday to the United States and the result will stand.

The game made international headlines for being played in Denver under the brutal conditions of a driving snowstorm. The lines on the field had to be shoveled and by the second half, the entire field was covered in snow.

In a game that will never be forgotten by anyone who watched on TV, the United States defeated Costa Rica on Friday night.

Played in a driving snowstorm, it was a crucial World Cup qualifier for the US team and a game it needed pick up three points. Despite all the turmoil of the past week, the US team managed to succeed and will now head to Mexico without the pressure of needing a win at Azteca - something it has never done in an official competition.

Tony Taylor netted two goals as Estoril defeated third division Mafra 3-0 in a friendly on Wednesday morning.

The game was scheduled so that Estoril could maintain their competitive rhythm over this weekend's international break.

After this weekend's games in Europe in MLS, Jurgen Klinsmann will announce the USMNT roster for the upcoming games.

It's unclear as to who will make the team but changes will likely have to be made from the subpar performance in Honduras last month.

Jurgen Klinsmann made a few revealing statements in his twitter session yesterday.

The first is that Clint Dempsey is back to full training and should be ready to go for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Cost Rica and Mexico.