Miscellany

The U.S. soccer team will leave for the World Cup on June 4 and train in Trevoux, France, before its opener against Germany.

The U.S. team, which plays Scotland on May 30 at East Rutherford, N.J., in its final warmup, will arrive on June 5 and stay at Chateau de Pizay in Belleville, 25 miles north of Lyon, under the tentative schedule released Tuesday by the U.S. Soccer Federation.

The Canadian swim team may boycott selected international meets to protest the use of performanceenhancing drugs by Chinese swimmers.

Rob Campbell, president of the Canadian swimming federation, said the world governing body of swimming, FINA, is not doing enough to prevent China from condoning drug use for its athletes.