Spector set for Gold Cup

Jonathan Spector has been included in the United States squad for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The 25-year-old will appear in the tournament - the North and Central American version of the UEFA European Championship - for the second time, having lifted the trophy on his previous appearance in 2007.

Spector is one of eleven squad members to have won the trophy previously and one of seven English-based players in Bob Bradley's 23-man selection.

The US will begin Group C play on 7 June against Canada at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, before taking on Panama on 11 June at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The group stage will end on 14 June against Guadeloupe at LIVESTRONG Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

Before the competition begins, the Americans will meet up on Thursday before hosting FIFA World Cup holders Spain in a friendly in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on 4 June.

Spector, capped 30 times by his country since making his debut in 2004, was a starter when the US defeated Spain 2-0 in the last meeting between the two nations at the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa in June 2009.

The Illinois native has enjoyed a fine season for West Ham United, making 21 appearances, scoring four goals and collecting the Individual Performance of the Season award for his outstanding display in the 4-0 Carling Cup victory over Manchester United in November.

Spector is one of two West Ham players set to appear at the Gold Cup, as Pablo Barrera has been named in Mexico's squad for the tournament. The Mexicans are in Group A alongside Costa Rica, El Salvador and Cuba.

For more information about the CONCACAF Gold Cup, click here.

* Meanwhile, Danny Gabbidon and Jack Collison were both unused substitutes on Wednesday night - along with former club-mates James Collins and Craig Bellamy - as Wales lost 3-1 to Scotland in Dublin. The duo could figure when the Welsh play Northern Ireland on Friday night.