Good morning! Brian Sciaretta, who will be covering the Olympic men’s soccer competition this summer for Soccer America, provides his latest projection on the USA’s 18-player roster. No easy task for multiple reasons. The big unknown is whether clubs will even release players who have been called up. FIFA rules don’t require clubs to release players for age-group competitions like Olympic men’s soccer. (A little-known law puts Spain at an advantage in men’s soccer. Spanish clubs are required to release Spanish players for the Olympics – but not foreign players, putting in jeopardy superstar Kylian Mbappe’s participation for host France after his anticipated move to Real Madrid goes through.)
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