Taylor Booth at FC Utrecht

True, though most Euro citizenship stops at grandparent or parents or has some really arcane rules that have to be followed. Usually, we get some clues that give us a sign because we've seen too many players and their families jump off the ledge with bad information.

 

Another loophole, the most likely one IMO, is that Ireland until 2005 gave automatic citizenship to anyone born in the island. Any of his parents or grandparents could have been born there and he can claim citizenship.

 

The story behind the change is pretty great, and it's surprising that the old laws weren't taken advantage of more often.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_v_Home_Secretary

 

That's what I have. I've never actually been to Ireland, but I'm a citizen with a passport.

The only thing I'm lacking is being any good at soccer.

 

Jealous.

I was looking up Euro citizenships the other day to see if I'm eligible for any. My most recent foreign-born ancestors were my great-great grandparents, so I'm out of luck.

 

If you invest enough money you can become a citizen of Cyprus

 

Here's a mention of Booth in a story about other young potential Bayern targets that seems to basically say -- he's one of the targets:

Viel weiter als bei Embaló sind die Bayern indes bei Taylor Booth. Der ebenfalls 16-jährige US-Amerikaner von Real Salt Lake City soll bereits „in den kommenden Tagen“ in München aufschlagen. Vom zentralen Mittelfeldspieler sei man beim FCB „sehr überzeugt“, so der ‚kicker‘. Mit Louis Poznanski (16, Werder Bremen) und Jeong Wooyeong (18, Incheon United) wurden zuletzt schon zwei Jugendspieler unter Vertrag genommen. 2019 kommt Alex Timossi Andersson (17) von Helsingborgs IF hinzu.
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http://www.fussballtransfers.com/bundesliga/auch-bayern-denkt-an-embalo-us-boy-im-anflug_87101

 

Namazi Calls in 24 Players for Pair of U-18 Matches vs. Costa Rica

U.S. U-18 MNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.), Jacob Schick (Chargers Soccer Club; Palm Harbor, Fla.), Kris Shakes (Philadelphia Union; Austin, Texas)

DEFENDERS (6): Julian Araujo (Barca Academy; Lompoc, Calif.), Nico Benalcazar (New York City FC; Wilton, Conn.), Ian Hoffmann (Karlsuher SC; Karlsruher, Germany), Nelson Martinez (D.C. United; Woodbrigde, Va.), David Mendoza (Chicago Fire; Gage Park, Ill.), Leonardo Sepulveda (LA Galaxy; Corona, Calif.)

MIDFIELDERS (9): Taylor Booth (Unattached; Eden, Utah), Cameron Duke (Sporting KC; Overland Park, Kan.) Roberto Hategan (Sacramento Republic F.C.; Chicago, Ill.), Aidan Morris (Crew SC Academy; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Owen Otasowie (Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.; New York, N.Y.), Marcelo Palomino (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Stuart Ritchie (FC Groningen; Pleaston, Calif.) Thomas Roberts (FC Dallas; Little Rock, Ark.), Indiana Vassilev (Aston Villa F.C.; Savannah, Ga.)

FORWARDS (6): Konrad De La Fuente (FC Barcelona; Barcelona, Spain), Jalen Hawkins (FC Bayern Munich; Regensburg, Germany), Ulysses Llanez (LA Galaxy; Lynwood, Calif.), Bryan Reynolds (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Jose Rivas (Crew SC Academy; Weston, Fla.), Stefan Stojanovic (Sockers FC; Chicago, Ill.)

 

ASN reports that Booth is about to acquire an Italian passport through his mother's heritage.
http://www.americansoccernow.com/ar...annsson-booth-closing-on-bayern-move-amp-more

 

There’s the answer we’ve been waiting for. Great that he can head over early, I just hope Bayern proves to be a good environment for him.

 

I know something about the Italian process. It's pretty straightforward, but can take some time -- perhaps less if you hire help, though I don't know for sure and/or how much, since a lot of it is basically document gathering and authentication.

If his mother already has it, it could be as easy as going to whichever consulate covers Utah and applying for a passport. If not, then I hope they started this already.

My advice to you, if you think this kind of thing might be of interest to you at some point in your life, is not to wait to see if your child is a budding international soccer star before beginning the process.

 

Whatever happened to this kid? If he’s not at Bayern then surely he should be back training with RSL

 

Cryptic...

Summer 18✅ Can’t wait to get back on the pitch⚽️✈️

— Taylor Booth (@TBLaRoca23) June 27, 2018

 

I'm guessing if he's not able to get a passport, he'll just do the back-and-forth training game like Josh Sargent (and a few others have done) until he turns 18 on May 31, 2019.

 

I hope it doesn't go down this way. That's a long time to be limbo at a very crucial time in a player's development. Periodic training isn't the same as being part of the group and playing in U19 Bundesliga games.

 

Or maybe he’s been injured and he can’t wait to get back on the field (what is a pitch, this isn’t England)

 

Yes.. he's going to Bayern. It's been known for awhile.

Booth was really good at the January youth summit. Then at the February U-18 camp, he really, really struggled.

At his best, he's a good player but he's not consistent.

 

Are you aware if Booth got his passport cleared yet?

 

Not 100% sure but that looks like Booth in the front row on the left end -

🔴⚪️💪 #MiaSanMia
Die #FCBU19 tauchte gestern in die Historie und Gegenwart des #FCBayern ein. Nach einer Führung in der FCB-Erlebniswelt folgte eine Stadiontour durch die neugestaltete #AllianzArena. #FCBayernCampus pic.twitter.com/lrwwtlrxft

— FC Bayern Campus (@fcbayerncampus) August 9, 2018

 

Oh yeah that looks like him. He got a buzzcut in July:

 

How much?

 

ask juan agudelo

 

https://www.goldenvisas.com/cyprus