In modern international soccer, nationality is no longer a simple matter of birthplace; it has become a choice, a strategy, and increasingly, a battleground. This subject resurfaced recently when Landon Donovan argued that FIFA should simplify eligibility rules: “The easiest way for FIFA to cut this all out is just say where you were born […]
The gloves have certainly come off between current and former players of the U.S. men’s national team, as Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah aired their feelings about the criticism from those deemed “evil” and a “cop-out.”
