18-year-old American Ronan Sullivan scoring a stunning free-kick goal for ... Bangladesh's U20 team:
Sullivan is the older brother of Cavan Sullivan, the 16-year-old MLS phenom (Philadelphia Union) who's already tied to Manchester City once he reaches age 18.
Like the World Baseball Classic, the rules for international eligibility are fairly loose. FIFA's "Granny Rule" allows a player to represent any country if they have a grandparent from there. In Ronan's case, one of his mother's parents was from or was born in Bangladesh.
My take: Whatever works. It's within the rules and allows him to play the game he loves on an international level. We know Bangladesh is happy, for sure.
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Sullivan of Bangladesh
18-year-old American Ronan Sullivan scoring a stunning free-kick goal for ... Bangladesh's U20 team:
Sullivan is the older brother of Cavan Sullivan, the 16-year-old MLS phenom (Philadelphia Union) who's already tied to Manchester City once he reaches age 18.
Like the World Baseball Classic, the rules for international eligibility are fairly loose. FIFA's "Granny Rule" allows a player to represent any country if they have a grandparent from there. In Ronan's case, one of his mother's parents was from or was born in Bangladesh.
My take: Whatever works. It's within the rules and allows him to play the game he loves on an international level. We know Bangladesh is happy, for sure.
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