costarg Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 4 hours ago, Pasta88 said: I’ll never blame a player for choosing a country they are eligible to represent under the current rules. I will blame the eligibility rules though. It will always be a farce that players can represent countries they didn’t grow up playing the sport in. Farsi should never have been eligible for Algeria and on the flip side, players like LDF, Tomori, etc. should never be eligible to represent us. But alas, Fifa hasn’t put me in charge yet. Any day now… Tomori is a tricky case, he was born in Canada but moved to England before turning 1. Same for our very own JD, but in the opposite sense with the US. So we can say they picked the countries they grew up in. But where do we draw the line? How about a kid who moves at 13 like Liam Millar? Or another who moves at 9 for un-soccer related reasons. I wouldn't complain if we axed the parental or g-parental link, it would probably improve the whole thing and remove a lot of the bullshit that goes with it. Then we are left with deciding where to cutoff and limit a players eligibility for a country they only lived/developed for a short while. Not an easy exercise. Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 3 minutes ago, costarg said: Tomori is a tricky case, he was born in Canada but moved to England before turning 1. Same for our very own JD, but in the opposite sense with the US. So we can say they picked the countries they grew up in. But where do we draw the line? How about a kid who moves at 13 like Liam Millar? Or another who moves at 9 for un-soccer related reasons. I wouldn't complain if we axed the parental or g-parental link, it would probably improve the whole thing and remove a lot of the bullshit that goes with it. Then we are left with deciding where to cutoff and limit a players eligibility for a country they only lived/developed for a short while. Not an easy exercise. Exactly. You can't just say you play where you developed. How long do you have to be playing there? 1 season of organized soccer? Playing with the neighborhood kids a few times? Playing at recess? You could have cases where a kid moves to a different country every few years. That kid isn't going to have one obvious answer for which country he "should" play for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Tomori stings because he played for our youth team The Real Marc and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasta88 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 On 8/18/2024 at 3:31 PM, costarg said: Tomori is a tricky case, he was born in Canada but moved to England before turning 1. Same for our very own JD, but in the opposite sense with the US. So we can say they picked the countries they grew up in. But where do we draw the line? How about a kid who moves at 13 like Liam Millar? Or another who moves at 9 for un-soccer related reasons. I wouldn't complain if we axed the parental or g-parental link, it would probably improve the whole thing and remove a lot of the bullshit that goes with it. Then we are left with deciding where to cutoff and limit a players eligibility for a country they only lived/developed for a short while. Not an easy exercise. I’m fine with players being eligible for multiple countries if they lived parts of their childhood in two or more countries. It doesn’t even have to be strict. If you live a minimum of two years past the age of 4 in a country then you’re eligible for that country assuming you satisfy the passport requirement (which is another can of worms given how different citizenship rules can be around the globe). There I solved it. Liam Millar is thus eligible for both England and Canada. Eustaquio with Portugal and Canada. Etc. David is thus only eligible for Canada. Tomori is only eligible for England. If Tomori wanted to represent Canada then you may say this rule is unfair. But is it unfair that he can’t represent other countries? What if he wanted to represent Brazil because he grew up idolizing Thiago Silva? Should that be allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Called up to Algeria. ahmedou and jordan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14iq2m6pgn/ We shall know soon enough if Farsi sees the pitch: https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=601&season=2024&match=2459894 narduch and ahmedou 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 8/29/2024 at 8:51 AM, InglewoodJack said: Called up to Algeria. Looking at their roster, I think we could beat them 😜 ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Looks like he did not get onto the field today. Algeria won 2-0. Olympique_de_Marseille, rkomar, ahmedou and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted Tuesday at 04:09 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:09 PM (edited) Looks like he has the start out wide right for Algeria today against Liberia in the AFCON qualifiers. He has an assist as Algeria now lead 2-0. Edited Tuesday at 04:42 PM by Corazon ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted Tuesday at 04:35 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:35 PM 23 minutes ago, Corazon said: Looks like he has the start out wide right for Algeria today against Liberia in the AFCON qualifiers. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/sXXhw9W4c7RTBXEp/ https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=601&season=2024&match=2459897 Kadenge, SoCalTransport, ahmedou and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted Tuesday at 05:16 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:16 PM 37 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/sXXhw9W4c7RTBXEp/ https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=601&season=2024&match=2459897 This one stings, he plays in MLS and was born, raised and developed in Canada. Bison44, Olympique_de_Marseille and ahmedou 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted Wednesday at 12:03 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:03 AM Mo Farsi First Algeria Cap Assist of Mo Farsi vs Liberia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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