U.S. calls up Jozy Altidore for Russia

November 12, 2012
By ESPN.com news services
CHICAGO -- Jozy Altidore is getting another chance, and so is Timmy Chandler.

A month after coach Jurgen Klinsmann dropped Altidore from the roster for a pair of critical World Cup qualifiers, the forward was among the 20 players selected for Wednesday's exhibition at Russia. Altidore is one of the Americans' top scoring threats, but Klinsmann had been unhappy with his performance over the past year in games and practices.

"Obviously he was left out of the last games ... because ...

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