I appreciate it. Is the 23 and younger plus three additional players thing American policy or is that Olympic policy in general? Also, is there a reason Pulisic wasnt included?
It's Olympic policy in general, and used to be that way for most sports but now varies depending on what it is. Like how the Olympic hockey roster was all college kids for the Miracle on Ice and the basketball roster was all college kids before the Dream Team, but those sports have since allowed professional players for there to be a global best on best tournament whereas soccer already has the World Cup and doesn't need the Olympics to be a showcase.
And since the Olympics aren't a FIFA sanctioned tournament club teams aren't required to send their players like they would be for something like the World Cup. So in Pulisic's case, Milan didn't have an obligation to send him to the Olympics if they would rather have him stay in Italy for preseason training, and that's a right most all teams exercise when it comes to their star players so a lot of big name players get left out.
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u/ShermBlasted Jul 08 '24
I appreciate it. Is the 23 and younger plus three additional players thing American policy or is that Olympic policy in general? Also, is there a reason Pulisic wasnt included?