10.20.15
ASN Morning Read: U.S. to Host Decisive Qualifier
With a spot in the Olympics on the line, the two-legged playoff against Colombia will begin on the road in March; A promising young forward in France happens to have been born in Washington D.C.
- The home-and-away playoff for Olympic qualifying will take place in March, with the first match in Colombia.
- Get to know Theoson Jordan Siebatcheu, the 19-year-old D.C.-born forward who has already scored three goals in Ligue 1 this season.
- Timbers coach Caleb Porter says Jurgen Klinsmann has reached out to him about Darlington Nagbe. “I’ve talked to Jurgen,” Porter said. “He likes him, he’s very interested in bringing him in.”
- U.S. Soccer “finally revealed the document that it says prevents American clubs from following the same FIFA protocol on training compensation and solidarity as the rest of the world, but the federation said it would not stand in the way of youth clubs receiving those payments for players moving abroad.”
- Theoretical progress!
FIFA reform panel issues strong message: "Football fans & our commercial partners will no longer accept anything short of full transparency"
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) October 20, 2015
FIFA reform panel calls for presidents to be restricted to 12 years in power & age limit of 74
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) October 20, 2015
