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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Explain more on the passport. As long as you apply and your kid has a passport, they can trial (if requested)  for these teams?[/quote]
First, if you're over 18, it's different; you could potentially get a work permit or some other kind of visa to play in Europe. Under 18...in theory, you don't need the passport to *trial* (it's only a few weeks long). But you would need it to stay and join their team; so what's the point of the trial if that's not possible? It's also possible to join a European team under 18 if your parent(s) move to Europe legitimately for work (i.e. not *just* for you to play there -- hard to police). But younger players with a European passport have a lot more options and leverage than US-only players, who really only have the MLS academy/homegrown system until 18. Kristian also never joined an MLS academy, so none of them have any claim of compensation; that probably makes it simpler for a Dortmund, if they want him.[/quote]

Thanks for the explanation.  I thought I read on another thread that a club had to pay even if the kid is within a radius of the acadamy, for example 75 miles. Possibly they did and we just don't know the details. [/quote]

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