Question... Obviously, neither he nor Jones could be officially called in for Gold Cup...but couldn't they be invited as non-roster players?
Sorry, I need to explain a bit better... Is there anything to stop Bob from inviting these two to a camp for a couple of days, get to know the guys, a little training, see how they like things, play in a couple of scrimmages...that sort of thing.
I think their teams could put the kibosh on this since they can't go to camp without being released by their clubs first and since they aren't cleared to play for the US, the USSF can't request to have them released, at least not formally. Now, just because the teams could do it doesn't mean they will. It would all depend on the individual teams and their relationship with the players. But it's the teams' call.
Are you a moron or do you just not use what sense you have? There is a TWO MONTH WAIT between the passing of the new FIFA rule and the time it is put into effect. The Gold Cup falls during that two-month gap. Until the two months pass, no player over 21 can apply to switch national teams. Because the players in question are cap-tied, at this time, to Germany and Mexico, the US can't call them up because they aren't US players. Ergo, their clubs don't have to release them to a national team for which they aren't eligible to play for AT THIS TIME. It's really not that complicated so the fact that you don't understand says more about you.
Jones: "Yes, I want to play for the US!" http://www.sportbild.de/sportbild/generated/article/fussball/2009/06/12/12916400000.html
Looks like it is. Big news. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=654395&sec=worldcup2010&cc=5901
Also, here: http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/startseite/artikel/510084/ This is awesome. If we get him, that'll pretty much make up for anyone we might lose that would have never made our team anyway. Yeah, those players might make some minnows a little better. But I'll take Jones and a shot at Castillo any day.
Smart move by Jones.... since @ 27 he will get lots of playing with the USA and was being ignored by German NT as of late... As I said earlier in this thread, the new Fifa rule makes more sense then the old one .
I saying this as nicely as I can. Don't be an a$$hole. If you dissagree then say so but don't you ever call me a moron again.
Woohoo! We did it, haha. You bet I sent emails to USSF and Rogon (Jermaine's agency) and posted some love on Jermaine's guestbook on his website.
I have a question about Castillo. He played for Mexico during the Olympic qualifiers. Does that count as an official match? It would be strange if FIFA counted the Olympics an official compeitition but not the qualifiers.
I agree, it would be strange if they counted the Olympics as an official competition but not the qualifiers. However, they don't count the Olympics as an official competition.
The Olympics and qualifiers are official youth competition. This thread is about a rule that under some circumstances allows players who played in official youth competitions but not in official senior competitions to make a one-time switch of national team affiliation.
Any official match (youth or senior) ties a player, but if he has dual nationality at the time of his first official youth match, and has not played an official senior match, then he can make a switch once in his life.
This has been addressed several times in this thread. The Olympics are considered a youth tournament.
Er, yeah. Sorry about the imprecision. With respect to people who get talked about in this thread, I thought that went without saying.