On a similar tho slightly different topic, what is everyone's thinking about what happens when Sauerbrunn returns? Does Davidson go to the bench or Dahlkemper. Does Ellis try and shoehorn all three on the field? Thoughts?
As to Macario, according to SoccerAmerica she isn't eligible to play for the US in international competition at this point. https://www.socceramerica.com/publi...-star-catarina-macario-called-up-by-us-u.html But hey, Im sure they have Tab Ramos on the case.
has she been called up by brazil? as noted above, she's already playing for the uswnt u23s in the thorns' preseason games.
I think the FIFA rule is she has to live in the US for 5 years AFTER her 18th birthday. But she may be seeking US citizenship. to be somehow effective before then. She is amazing. Skills, smarts and physicality. All the ingredients. Would be he best player on the US national team today in my opinion. She's a heck of a lot more than a set piece specialist although she is outstanding on the dead balls. her mother is a surgeon and because of US medical rules can't practice in the US. Her dad brought I think she and her brother here when she was about 13 and was no longer permitted to play with the boys in Brazil. She has always been clear that she someday hopes to play for the US. Can't say whether she's been called, but can say she hasn't been cap tied.
So Macario is someone that the current US government administration thinks should be sent "home" to Brazil? Along with her father and brother? Whether that's a good policy or bad one, that's what it sounds like.
No she has avoided Brazil's intentions but if she were available she'd be on the US 20s instead playing exhibitions with the 23s. She does have her green card tho.
She actually had two big strikes tonight. I've only seen her once. I see she has one thing going for her: a massive right-footed strike when she is moving from left to right. She might have more, but that's what I've seen.
No it isn't that simple because there are some players playing for countries without citizenship i believe. But I think if she gets citizenship she doesn't have to look at those other FIFA options. For example Pulisic could have played for Croatia and is not a Croatian citizen. He does have a Euro passport through his grandfather.
whoa! haven't heard of this. you can play for a country even if you're not a citizen of that country? any examples? ...so it is that simple.... (assuming of course she doesnt play for brazil (in official tournaments) prior to her getting u.s. citizenship) ...once she gets citizenship, she plays (in official tournaments).
I realize this is an old thread, but I stumbled across it and felt it needed a correction. A passport says, it almost all cases, that the bearer is a citizen of that country. Pulisic is a Croatian citizen. Under FIFA rules, any player in official matches will be a citizen of that country. Occasionally, a player will slip by, but that is almost always in youth friendlies where there is little to no enforcement. And the US U23s weren't even playing "real" international friendlies, just unofficial matches against professional teams. The one FIFA rule that matters is designed to keep a country from just handing out passports to a bunch of players who are looking for a national team, like Qatar stocking up on Brazilians (as a hypothetical). You have to live 5 years in a country after turning 18, even if you are already a citizen. FIFA does grant waivers, but they haven't explained what circumstances are considered in such a waiver. They granted a waiver to Gedion Zelalem who had just turned 18, meaning it was impossible for him to meet the "5 years after 18 rule" at the time.
The circumstances revolve around the size of your wallet. LOL! I recall reading about him that because he basically grew up in the USA, went to high school here, etc. and that's gave him eligibility. Also, you know he's 21, not 18. OK, I found this... and this...
Zelalem was 18 in 2015 when he received his waiver to play for the US in the U20 WC. Attending HS helps, but it's up to FIFA to decide. Gedion left the US at age 16 to play in the UK.