Costa Rica clubs in dispute with national coach
USA Today
Costa Rica playoff clubs Herediano and Liberia may not submit to national coach Rodrigo Kenton's request to release players from Monday.
The unwillingness of the clubs -- both finalists in the Costa Rica league -- to give their players an early leave was brought on by a minor dispute with the Costa Rican Football Federation.
Kenton included four Herediano players and two from Liberia in his 25-man squad on Friday for World Cup qualifiers next month against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.
Costa Rica faces the U.S. on June 3 in San Jose, then plays at Trinidad and Tobago three days later.
The U.S. has 7 points to lead the CONCACAF qualifying group. Costa Rica was next with 6 followed by Honduras (4), Mexico (3), El Salvador (2) and Trinidad and Tobago (2).
Roster:
Goalkeepers: Keilor Navas (Saprissa), Ricardo Gonzalez (Herediano), Daniel Cambronero (Puntarenas).
Defenders: Freddy Fernandez (Perez Zeledon), Michael Umana (Ramonense), Esteban Sirias (Liberia), Harold Wallace (Liberia), Dennis Marshall (Herediano), Dario Delgado (Puntarenas), Gonzalo Segares (Chicago), Junior Diaz (Wisla Krakow).
Midfielders: Walter Centeno (Saprissa), Armando Alonso (Saprissa), Warren Granados (Ramonense), Pablo Brenes (Brujas), Pablo Herrera (Alajuelense), Cristian Oviedo (Alajuelense), Esteban Granados (Cartagines), Carlos Hernandez (Melbourne), Cristian Bolanos (Start), Celso Borges (Fredrikstad).
Forwards: Andy Furtado (Herediano), Andy Herron (Herediano), Bryan Ruiz (Gent), Alvaro Saborio (Sion).