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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Can you actually blame him?? Seriously.
If I'm an Italian born hockey sensation, am I going to play with Muzzatti and company, or am I going to get in with Canada if I have the chance?
Conversely, if I'm a Canadian born soccer sensation, and I have the chance to play with a team that can actually win games, am I going to languish with Canada, and likely be overlooked by big clubs, just so Canadians are happy? Absolutely not.
He's far from my favorite player, but I don't think less of either Hargreaves or Giuseppe Rossi (American born Italian player) for doing what they did. They have a responsibility to do what's best for themselves and their careers. Playing for Canada means a ticket to the mid-table English clubs, and a plane ticket back to Toronto FC/ A-League in relative anonymity.
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I agree. Playing nationals with England was probably one of the best moves Owen made in his career. On the one hand you have the option of playing for a team that has a legitimate chance of competing and perhaps winning one of the most prestigious competitions in the world...and I don't even have to mention the other option because my mind would already be made up after reading the first one.
It's unfortunate that Canada is going to do much in the world of soccer in the forseeable future, at least the men's team. Everyone of us that has grown up playing soccer dreams of playing in the world cup, by making the decision he did he's already done that twice. Hopefully with the upcoming U19 World Cup we can see an even bigger interest grow towards the sport.