Czesław Michniewicz established a grouping in June Gabriela Słonina, the Chicago Fire goalkeeper. The 18-year-old, who previously represented the colors of the US youth teams, was to get to know what the game and functioning look like Polish national teamwhich should help him make a decision about choosing a representation. – I am constantly in touch with him, we talk to him on a regular basis and we booked a flight for him. There are no signals that it should not come. We did everything we could to bring him here – Czesław Michniewicz said a few days ago. And he added that the goalkeeper had promised him to come as soon as he was given a call-up. But he did not keep his word.
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It seems that Słonina will not come to Poland. On Friday evening, he published a meaningful post on Instagram.
“The dream of every athlete is to represent his country. For such an honor you have to earn your perseverance and dedication. I have always considered myself a Pole in the first generation, who is very proud of his roots and heritage. My parents, like many other people, immigrated to the USA. in search of better opportunities and a chance to succeed in a new country. It is a great privilege to be able to represent two countries. I feel proud of my roots, but I had to decide who to represent in senior football “- began his emotional entry Słonina.
“Being Polish means being extremely hardworking, having faith, never taking” no “for an answer, dealing with difficulties and being responsible for my family. I love my roots – from people to food to cities. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity. games for Poland. However, my heart is American. This country gave me and my family all the opportunities we could ask for. America is my home and I will represent it “- informed the goalkeeper.
What if Słonina changes her mind?
Pi³karz birthday in the US of Addison, Illinois, can still play for Poland. How it’s possible? Immediately after Michniewicz was appointed, numerous opinions appeared on the Internet that the player should be “tapped” as soon as possible so that he would not be able to change the national team in the future.
The current FIFA rules are quite flexible when it comes to choosing a representation. A footballer becomes “ham-struck” by a given national team when he plays in match official tournament, i.e. the group stage or the championship finals Europe.
Otherwise, he may change the national team, even if he played in a different official match for the national team. The FIFA statutes provide for such a possibility when a player so wishes:
- before the age of 21,
- at the time of playing for another national team, he had the nationality of the country of the team he would like to play for (or in special cases obtained it as soon as possible),
- has not played more than three official matches for the national team.
The above-mentioned rules are the key to the process of changing the national team, so the full “tapping” of a player takes place only after three official matches for a given team have been played.
Gabriel Slonina plays in the Chicago Fire team at MLS level. He has been a member of the first team since March 2019, when he moved to junior seniors. Since then, he has been systematically getting more and more opportunities to present his skills. It was also loud in Europe, and Chelsea and Juventus have already expressed their interest in bringing it.
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