Heartwork Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Pretty mad to think a Brighton and an Atlanta United player could be lifting the trophy this weekend. It's not even a player at the twilight of his career at Atlanta, he's only 21. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden boy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Atlanta are very good at developing young South American players, so it's a testament to their club ethos to have one of them representing Argentina in a World Cup Final. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Atletico, PSG, Spurs, Man Utd and Juventus guaranteed a winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 hours ago, The Golden boy said: Atlanta are very good at developing young South American players, so it's a testament to their club ethos to have one of them representing Argentina in a World Cup Final. I imagine @Jason the Yankwill be pleased 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Yank Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, Heartwork said: Pretty mad to think a Brighton and an Atlanta United player could be lifting the trophy this weekend. It's not even a player at the twilight of his career at Atlanta, he's only 21. 15 hours ago, The Golden boy said: Atlanta are very good at developing young South American players, so it's a testament to their club ethos to have one of them representing Argentina in a World Cup Final. Also a testament to Atlanta's willingness to spend money. They spent $16MM to sign him from Velez Sarfield, and they've made 4 of the 6 most expensive transfer purchases in MLS history. But it also speaks to MLS tweaking the Designated Player rule so that younger players would count for less against the salary cap than veteran DPs. It incentivizes looking for young players that you can develop further and sell on for a profit (which MLS has said they want to take the next step and become a selling league) , as opposed to signing name players just to goose ticket/shirt sales. Edited December 17, 2022 by Jason the Yank 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Adrien Rabiot is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guy From The Sunny Place Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 This is the 11th concecutive final with a playter from both Inter and Bayern. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaquin87 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 there is the same but with the entire WC (all nations)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 17/12/2022 at 00:58, Jason the Yank said: Also a testament to Atlanta's willingness to spend money. They spent $16MM to sign him from Velez Sarfield, and they've made 4 of the 6 most expensive transfer purchases in MLS history. But it also speaks to MLS tweaking the Designated Player rule so that younger players would count for less against the salary cap than veteran DPs. It incentivizes looking for young players that you can develop further and sell on for a profit (which MLS has said they want to take the next step and become a selling league) , as opposed to signing name players just to goose ticket/shirt sales. MLS now has a player that won the World Cup while registered at one of its clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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