Steven Goff is reporting that Brian Carroll has been called up for the world cup qualifier against Panama.  Caroll\'s had a strong season, leading United in minutes played.  That\'s not to say that he\'s been a stellar player every game.  He had a stretch of games around the middle of the season where it seemed he couldn\'t pass forward or complete a pass to a team mate.  But during the last strech of games, he\'s played very well and even saved a goal off the line in United\'s away game at Dallas.  Caroll isn\'t the type of player who you notice readily during a game, and it\'s often late into the second half when I realize that he\'s been playing well.  It\'s good to see a young player like him get some recognition for playing well, especially on a team where you have Christian Gomez, Jaime Moreno, and Freddy Adu in the spot light.  I think Arena is also starting to look beyond 2006, since it\'s hard to argue that Carroll is ahead of more established defensive midfields (and no, I don\'t include Chris Armas in that list).If his play continues to develop, he should be in the national team pool after Germany.