Good catch. Has he ever been called, even to camp?
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He's been a youth player, so maybe they do this for those players, too?
Interesting and important article from Brian Straus on the new FIFA proposals. It’s not the biennial World Cup that’s the problem; it’s the single international win does and what that will do to the cohesion and quality of the national teams themselves.
I am mostly interested in seeing someone address how MLS would schedule if it has to accommodate:
- a major world or regional tournament every summer
- an expanded Leagues Cup every summer
- one or two extended international breaks that fall within the MLS season
But those fewer but bigger windows, wow: "One proposal calls for a single four-to-five-week window centered around October. A second envisions two shorter breaks—one in October and a second in March-April."
Under the single big window, MLS would shut down for 3-4 weeks in the summer for LC, and maybe another 4-5 in October, which has traditionally been when MLS finishes its regular season. With 2 windows, there would be a 2-3 week window in March-April and again October. Both would require either starting the season in early February or finishing the season in November and playoff games in December if you shut down. The alternative would be to play some or all of the final 3-6 games of the MLS season including perhaps Decision Day with decimated rosters.
It just shows how much of an afterthought MLS is that nobody has covered this - not even MLS itself.
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What are the chances this goes through and MLS decides it has no choice but to align the calendar with Europe? Very small chance of this happening, but I don't think it's an impossibility.
I agree it's still unlikely even if these changes happen. But I think your instinct also is right that these changes would make it more likely than ever before.
Would suck for any team in a football field like, Seattle, Revs, and Atlanta. Having to manage the schedules of the NFL plus the horrid lines. Then on a personal level of suck the Yankees and Mets won’t let us play in their winterized stadiums so we would all but guarantee we’d play in RBA until we get a new home. Which means we won’t have a home crowd
I think no matter what this hurts NYCFC because the Spring to Fall schedule will just get more compact and crowded and inflexible which makes scheduling at YS or Citi that much harder. Again I look back at the pre-Covid 202 schedule. NYCFC decided to take off every international break to avoid games with players missing. The result was 5-6 games at Citi plus more than the usual number of midweek games. It was the only way to make it fit.
I see this as more likely (at least more than a remote chance). This just screams for an aligned schedule. Makes me wonder if MLS starts requiring any new stadiums in cold climates have a retractable roof.
Agreed. Not going to go to a match in Yankee Stadium in January when it's 3° out and windy, but I do think an aligned schedule would make everything else easier (match scheduling, international breaks, player/coach transfers, etc.)
If they can have air conditioned stadiums in Qatar, we can have heated stadiums in America
After Qatar donates all of their stadiums, we can simply swap out the ac for heat!
I really hope James Sands doesn't get called for the upcoming qualifiers. The kid needs a damn break.
We will know later this morning.
The one projection I saw thought Sands would just be left out because Chris Richards will be available at CB. This projection also thought there is a chance Sean Johnson gets called in to provide depth at GK for the trip to Panama since both Horvath and Steffan may be prevented from going. We don't have any games over this period, so that's fine with me.
The one projection I saw thought Sands would just be left out because Chris Richards will be available at CB. This projection also thought there is a chance Sean Johnson gets called in to provide depth at GK for the trip to Panama since both Horvath and Steffan may be prevented from going. We don't have any games over this period, so that's fine with me.
Guys who have been through it before? That's so hypocritical. Pepi made his USMNT debut during the previous WCQ matches.
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