Beasley: USA's busy summer is Beas knees for me

Jun 1 2008

FIT AGAIN DaMarcus Beasley will be playing all summer for his country - but he's delighted.

While his Ibrox pals enjoy the break they need after a marathon campaign the Rangers winger is getting the games he craves.

Beasley missed five months with a knee injury and only returned for the Scottish Cup Final but says the USA's run of games can get him fit.

He started in America's 2-0 defeat to England at Wembley last week and said: "That was only game number one so I have four more to go. We face Spain, Argentina then there are two World Cup qualifiers.

"I'll be playing all summer but I feel I need the games so I'm excited to play in them. The boss has given me the green light because he thinks it's a good idea.

"It's good to have this schedule over the summer at this type of level.

"I've only managed to come back early because of the work I did while I was out. But I'll be fresh for pre-season and then looking to win the SPL title.

"I will take a break after our last qualifying game on June 23.

"The Rangers team is back on June 25 but obviously I'll take a little more time off after that."