Didn't they already change the eligibility calendar?
I got some email after my son's fall soccer stint about how they are rejiggering the age bracket cutoffs.
How much say does the governing body have in any of this? Seems to me that national sides in general get wagged by the club sides, and that it is even worse for the USA.
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- FU: Morning after thoughts -
HCE,
2026-07-07, 06:04
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- If you have Sirius XM - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-07, 08:57
- Great thoughts. -
PMan,
2026-07-07, 08:22
- some unwarranted thoughts from my end -
Costa Rican,
2026-07-07, 10:28
- I don't consider Pulisic or Trossard as midfielders. -
PMan,
2026-07-07, 10:42
- my thoughts - Costa Rican, 2026-07-07, 12:00
- I don't consider Pulisic or Trossard as midfielders. -
PMan,
2026-07-07, 10:42
- Didn't they already change the eligibility calendar? -
HullieAndMikes,
2026-07-07, 08:33
- They did - MTIrish, 2026-07-07, 09:02
- I'm too far removed from the US youth system... - PMan, 2026-07-07, 08:41
- some unwarranted thoughts from my end -
Costa Rican,
2026-07-07, 10:28
- I get the sense that Poch wants a club job -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2026-07-07, 06:33
- The job is a poisoned chalice -
MTIrish,
2026-07-07, 07:53
- National team jobs are inherently crappy -
HCE,
2026-07-07, 08:28
- Fair points... -
MTIrish,
2026-07-07, 08:40
- Klinsmann wanted quicker change in the youth setup... - PMan, 2026-07-07, 08:46
- Fair points... -
MTIrish,
2026-07-07, 08:40
- And private equity is starting to rear its head - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-07-07, 08:22
- National team jobs are inherently crappy -
HCE,
2026-07-07, 08:28
- I don't mean to overstate our talent levels -
HCE,
2026-07-07, 07:07
- It felt like both things were true. 1. Belgium is at least a - BillyGoat, 2026-07-07, 07:14
- The job is a poisoned chalice -
MTIrish,
2026-07-07, 07:53