Recent USMNT Call-Ups Have Some Asking: What’s An American?

Once upon a time, the United States National Team was filled entirely by players no one disputed were American. They were largely college students, who had been trained and played exclusively in the United States. Of course, those teams weren’t particularly good. Now that the USMNT can actually hold their own, we’re also seeing an expansion of the talent pool.

The Daily Soccer Fix, Steve Davis’ SB Nation soccer blog, takes a look at this issue and comes off somewhere in the middle. On one hand, he sees the logic in just doing what other countries have been doing, virtually, forever. On the other, he’s concerned “real” Americans are having opportunities taken away from them.