RED STARS' KLEIN GETS U.S. WNT STINT

Chicago midfielder, along with Lloyd and Rapinoe, to train with squad

On Tuesday, three players from the Chicago Red Stars were named to the U.S. Women's National Team's training session running from Sept. 21 to Oct. 2.

Red Stars midfielder Brittany Klein (pictured) joins the team with the hopes of earning her first international camp. She joins Red Stars midfielder Carli Lloyd and midfielder Megan Rapinoe on the squad.

Head coach Pia Sundhage is using this training session in preparation for an Oct. 29 match against reigning Women's World Cup champion Germany at Impuls Arena in Augsburg. The training takes place at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Red Stars midfielder Lindsay Tarpley misses out on the camp because of an ACL injury she suffered toward the end of the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer season.

Also among Sundhage's 26-player training camp group are Naperville native and Notre Dame alum Brittany Bock (pictured above against Klein) of the Los Angeles Sol, as well as Crystal Lake native and Boston Breakers defender Amy LePeilbet. This is Bock's second call-up, but she did not earn a cap because of a heel injury the day before an international friendly against Canada on May 25. Bock played for WPS's runner-up Sol, while LePeilbet garnered the most player votes for Sunday's WPS All-Star Game against Swedish Champions Umea IK.

The Red Stars' Klein, Rapinoe and Cristiane were named to the WPS All-Star squad.

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