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BulaJacket
28 Sep 2004, 02:14 PM
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/108-09232004-370640.html
17-yo Andrew "Pops" Konopelsky
Anyone know of this kid? his skill level? his soccer interests?
This mentioned both ODP & Poland.
Seems odd that someone who is with the ODP would be playing for some U- Polish teams. Any ideas why?
Adam Zebrowski
28 Sep 2004, 06:35 PM
There are lots of recent Polish immigrants here in Philadelphia, in my neighborhood there are about 5,000....
Don't know much about the kid, but I suspect he's been evaluated, given the nature of the local soccer scene, particularly fc delco et al...
Bonji
28 Sep 2004, 06:39 PM
I don't know all the rules but I think someone can change national teams up to the point of their first full national cap. Youth teams don't count as declaring for a national side. It'll be interesting to see where he goes to college. Keep tabs on him and update this thread with it.
Sinko
02 Oct 2004, 08:38 PM
Where do you live Adam, in Port Richmond?
HartwickFan
28 Oct 2004, 06:04 PM
I don't know all the rules but I think someone can change national teams up to the point of their first full national cap. Youth teams don't count as declaring for a national side. It'll be interesting to see where he goes to college. Keep tabs on him and update this thread with it.
Yes, as long as he was a U.S. citizen when he played for Poland, he could still play for the U.S. men. A cap with the Polish senior national team would bind him to Poland only if the match was in a FIFA sanctioned tournament. So he could even play in a friendly with the senior Polish national team, and then decide to play for the U.S.