UPDATE: Jeff Parke joins Brad Evans in reporting to the United States National Team January Camp. They both have potential to play aginst Venezuela or Panama. This is Parke's first call to the team. Evans has four caps already. They replace Omar Gonzalez, pursuing loan opportunity, and George John, looking at international transfer.

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What started as a rumor on the ECS message board can now be confirmed: Brad Evans has been called into the United States national team camp as they prepare for games against Venezuela and Panama later this month. The source was of the confidential variety, but I can assure you that it's highly reliable and is someone who is in position to know.

It's not clear who, if anyone, Evans would replace and what position Jurgen Klinsmann has in mind. Evans was most recently called up to national team duty in 2009 when he made an appearance in the CONCACAF Gold Cup at right back. Evans has played almost exclusively in the midfield as a pro, though, and would seem a more likely candidate to play more of a Kyle Beckerman-style role as a deep-lying central midfielder. Evans also played for the U.S. at the U-20 World Cup in 2005.

The move can be seen as nothing other than a positive for Evans and the Sounders, whose players have missed out on national team call-ups lately.