Shit. That means he's giving up his NCAA eligibility.
NYCFC Academy - General Discussion
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I meant that adidas actually is making him their face of the World Cup here in the USA. I wasn't being sarcastic
Hot, unsubstantiated rumor time. Gio to Dortmund academy this summer according to this unaccredited poster on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ussoccer/comments/8rruvx/gio_reyna_to_dortmund/
Wouldn't even be mad.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ussoccer/comments/8rruvx/gio_reyna_to_dortmund/
Wouldn't even be mad.
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Maybe a little mad that NYCFC didn't manage to sign him and get a cut, but that was always unlikely.
This is where solidarity payments are key.... and unfortunately aren’t enforced here in the states.
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Not just aren't enforced, can't be enforced. Which is one more reason why MLS should be bending over backwards to play its kids, since that's the only way to keep them around long enough to get paid when they leave.
There's no case law establishing one way or the other. The federation and MLS have backtracked on previous statements made since Fraser. It's the players union that is gungho about not allowing training comp. or solidtary payments.
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Looks like you're right but I need to read up more.
Got any good links?
Can’t get past the first 4ish paragraphs. Can you summarize? Are there particular academy players that are now on the European radar?
It's basically the Valencia Academy Director saying that technically the US isn't behind at these age levels. He also says that the next step for them is to have academy teams at younger ages than 12 so they can have more tactical familiarity. This article also really hypes up Mark Cajamarca.
He may be unaccredited but he's right.
Happened right after training camp broke. Agreed in late March.
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One of these days you're going to have to out some sources.
I posted something about this in late March and then people started getting pissy about it so I dropped it.
I get that people want to sell on talent but until there's a reasonable avenue for MLS homegrowns to play here, you can't blame a Reyna or Mckennie.
There is a reasonable avenue - add them to the 18. Seriously. Vieira fcking turned his nose up to our youth players and many times we had only a single offensive player on the 18 - young Reyna could have been a second option and definitely gotten minutes. Those games when we only had Rodney Wallace as an attacking option with Mata as a late wing option was ridiculous considering Lewis was available and in addition we could have promised minutes to a future MNT Star like Reyna.
I don't think Gio is ready and we're not patient enough to wait it out.
He'll get two strong years of training with Dortmund and then he'll integrate when he's 18 there.
He'll get two strong years of training with Dortmund and then he'll integrate when he's 18 there.
The issue isn't Homegrowns. It's where they play while they develop. Sands needs fucking gametime. The kid needs to play and I hope we're not hurting his career by not giving him an opportunity. He and his family are happy but eventually they have to play.
Adams was a starter in the USL at Sand's age. That goes to show how important reserve teams are.
