Dalglish's men failed to capitalise on a first-half lead given to them by Raul Meireles, who played in Portugal's friendly defeat in Argentina on Wednesday and had to be substituted just after half-time because of illness.

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He has been capped 11 times since his 2007 international debut, including four World Cup qualifiers in 2008, and is scheduled to return home in time for the USA's friendly with Sweden on 24 January.

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The structure spans 15, 000 square feet, and sits 500 inside plus 250 more on an outdoor deck with sweeping views of the Sierras, and most of the time it functions as just another on-mountain ski lodge with restrooms and dining, albeit a very modern and environmentally friendly one with great food (and a full blown barbecue smokehouse outside).

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