In soccer, international “friendlies” a re the word for what other sports call “exhibition games.” Whatever it may be considered, the U.S national men’s soccer team has a lot of information to gather in the friendly game against Turkey at Rentschler Field on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

But are international soccer matches ever friendly? The CONCACAF Gold Cup starts later this summer and the FIFA World Cup will be in North America next year. While U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino i s sorting through players to find his roster, Turkey presents a formidable opponent for this tune-up.

“We have to look internally, push each other and realize that when you’re the USMNT, everybody wants to give it their best shot,” said goalkeeper Matt Turner, who played at Fairfield University. “They want to be

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