X’s Decision” and, eventually, a leak to the press that turned the timing for the planned announcement on its head. The calls set off a flurry of activity over the following two weeks, including rescheduled itineraries for transatlantic flights, a Slack channel called “Mr. “A lot of work by a lot of people had gone into getting to that point,” Kammarman said. On a separate call a few minutes later, Balogun let USMNT interim manager Anthony Hudson know: He was choosing to play for the U.S. camp in Orlando in March, and eventually led to hundreds of American-flag Instagram comments was officially over. A courtship that began more than two years ago, morphed into a “Where’s Waldo?” social media flurry during a U.S. Kammarman and King jumped up from their seats. Bonsu joked later he had never seen two people go so pale. “Unfortunately,” Bonsu started, letting the word hang in the air. They hadn’t been expecting any news at this stage. King and Kammarman feared it would be a short call. Central Time, Bonsu opened with a surprise: a decision had been made. Balogun would be on the U.S.’s list, even if he had not yet made a decision. CONCACAF intended for those squads to be made public on May 19. King and Kammarman wanted to make sure Balogun was aware of the roster deadlines for the summer tournaments, most specifically a May 15 deadline for CONCACAF Nations League provisional rosters. 9 position that was a problem spot in the last World Cup cycle.īalogun’s representatives had made clear they wanted any decision they made on his international future to stay quiet until June 3, when the forward’s club season in France was over. saw Balogun as a potential game-changer at a No. Going into this discussion, Balogun was eligible to play for three different national teams: the U.S., where he was born England, where he was raised and Nigeria, the country where his parents were born. His 19 goals are tied for fifth-best in the French top division. The 21-year-old Arsenal striker is in the midst of a breakout season on loan with Reims in Ligue 1.
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