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          USMNT prospects blog: MLS players key to U.S. Olympic qualifying

          Red Bulls center back Matt Miazga, left, could start for the U.S. in its upcoming Olympic qualifying matches. Jim O'Connor/USA TODAY Sports
          Aug 26, 2015
          • Doug McIntyreESPN Staff Writer
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              Doug McIntyre is a staff writer for ESPN The Magazine. He has covered American and international soccer since 2002.
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          With MLS entering the business end of the regular season before the playoffs begin this fall, the squad that U.S. under-23 coach Andi Herzog names for next week's final pre-Olympic qualifying tournament tuneup in England against the hosts figures to be mostly European-based.