Five FC Kansas City players to train with U.S. national team

Lauren Holiday, the 2014 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year, headlines a group of five FC Kansas City players invited to training camp with the women’s national team in preparation for the World Cup.

She will be joined by goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart, defender Becky Sauerbrunn, midfielder Heather O’Reilly and forward Amy Rodriguez on the 29-player roster which will be cut down to 23 this June.

The team will return to action on Feb. 8 when it faces France in Lorient. The U.S. also will face England on Feb. 13 in Milton Keynes.

This story was originally published January 2, 2015 at 2:50 PM with the headline "Five FC Kansas City players to train with U.S. national team."