[MY VIEW] National team loyalty isn’t what it used to be(*). More and more players are shopping themselves around to find the best situation before decidingwhich country to represent. Thanks to FIFA’s amended eligibility rules, players are, in certain circumstances, changing colors, representing more than one country. It is having profound effects on theU.S. national team programs — men’s and women’s — and those of other countries with large immigrant populations.

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