This guy seems to be having an outstanding MLS play off series (at least did). Maybe we should take a look at him. A little old but not really for a goalie. Being a back up to Tim Howard cant be half bad. Cant believe he would cost a lot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Rimando
Do all footballers fall under the same criteria for obtaining a work permit? Because for normal work I believe certain nationalities have more flexible rules. If so that's harsh on foreign keepers, because you can only get one on the pitch and teams tend to stick with one consistent number 1. But brad guzan? He got one and renewed it recently, how many international games has he ever played?
Guzan's got 20 caps, but I think they looked favourably on his visa renewal as he'd already been resident for about four years.
With older players moving here it's based on international appearances (and on the nation having been top 70), although there can be dispensation if you can show that they'll make a significant contribution to the team's efforts, say if we were to sign Geovanni, or if French players needed them when Cantona was banned from playing for the French side. With younger ones moving here it's the same, but you can apply for dispensation if there's significant potential or some bollocks like that (the da Silva twins at Man U) Argentinian players would probably get dispensation at the moment on account of them running 3 senior squads (you can't play in 75% of the games if there's 2 or 3 going on at the same time). With players that are already here they look at club appearances as well. Again if he needed one, Koren wouldn't be stripped of his work permit for not playing internationals while he's an ever present (when fit) and captain. With Guzan he was 23/24 when he joined Villa, and he'd just played for the USA in the Olympics so they probably argued for dispensation on potential. He's got 20 caps for the senior squad since 2006, but I don't know how many he had at that stage. With his renewal they'll have had to say something about him being Given's replacement in the next year or two, why it was accepted I don't know, but it could be family reasons, he only needs to finish this season and he qualifies for citizenship (if he's not already married to someone).
Re guzan just remembered he married a British bird not so log ago didn't he. And I don't se how anyone could be granted or refused a permit based on something that can't be measured (potential) and is purely a matter of opinion rather than fact. Crazy.
Potential is clearly younger players, and it's not purely opinion, around the world there are international competitions for U23s, U21s, U20s, U19s, U18s, and schoolboys. If some Argentinian kid has been a regular at those levels it'd be fair to say that they've got potential and being kept out of the senior squad by Messi shouldn't prevent them from moving.
Guzan got married last year, but his wedding clashed with the Gold Cup(the US, Canada, Central America and Caribbean cup competition) and Klinsman got the right hump and fell out with him.
There's a name I haven't heard in awhile, didn't know he was the oosa boss. He had any significant managerial posts?
Bayern Munich & the German national team at the 2006 WC in Germany. He got them to the semi finals where they lost to Italy.
****ing hell, had absolutely no idea, just proves my ignorance to anything other than hull city and the league were playing in. He's done well for himself then, bit of a step down from munchen and Deutschland though eh...
The US national team are getting better. Although, there team is getting older and you don't know about the quality of youth that the more mainstream football nations can rely upon. Ellewoods could probably say what's happening across the pond. The job should be making him a rich man.
I cant actually tell if you're joking or not..... Did you watch ANY of the World Cup when it was held in Germany?
Yeah watched most of it but it was at a time in my adolescence I spent more time intoxicated to levels Keith Richards would be proud of and I couldn't have really given a toss abou who managed Germany In fact come to think of it, the only thing I remember from that whole competition was the Rooney/Ronaldo thing.
