The US Soccer Federation announced on Friday that Jermaine Jones will be joining the US National Team squad for the January friendlies. Jones is unavailable to his club team after being suspended by the German Federation for an incident that occurred in the DFP Pokal cup competition.
"Obviously this is a very difficult moment for Jermaine," US National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann said in a press statement. "He regrets the incident and has apologized to the player, his coaches and his teammates. He respects the decision of the German Federation and accepts the punishment. While an unfortunate situation, it provides me the opportunity to call him in and continue to get him integrated with our system as we prepare the team for qualifying this summer. I have spoken with the coach at Schalke and Jermaine, and we all agree this is what's best."
