Whether or not he plays for Canada I've no issues at all with Vitoria going off and playing U-19 & 20 with Portugal. He was living there at the time. Besides .... what was he supposed to do? Decline the invitation and a golden opportunity to launch a professional career?
And as for the mercenary bit .... ????? It happens in every sport at every level. e.g. kids try out for the highest competitive level they can and if they don't make it they drop back to the next level. That's the nature of sports.
Canada should be more ruthless. You grab the best players available to give you the best chance of winning .... period. Unless that is you want to win some moral tournament.
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