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Diegan · 28-12-2007, 05:38 AM

There's a great young American/Bosnian Serb defender Neven Subotic who plays for Mainz in the German II Bundesliga. Very large and strong (193 cm/6'4"), he's forced himself into their starting line-up. I haven't been able to see him, we don't get that league on TV over here, but I read that the Germans and the German press were very upset they couldn't find a way for him to suit up for the national team. He is apparently trying to decide if he will play for the US, Bosnia, Serbia, or Montenegro as he has had all of their national teams after him. The only youth set-up he has participated in is the US, having been capped by the U-20 and U-17 teams. Unfortunately, he has said some strange things which have left many American fans wondering if he'll continue this path.

He recently declined a US call-up, but only because he wanted to play for Germany in a few years. After the game, he learned that because he played for the US U-17 team before becoming a German citizen, this was no longer a possibility. I don't think he'd cost too much, and probably wouldn't ask for very high wages.

28-12-2007, 05:38 AM	#11
Diegan Celtic Bench Warmer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California Republic Posts: 1,380 Credits: 7,227.00 Fav Celtic Player: Henrik Larsson Fav Celtic Song: Fields of Athenry	There's a great young American/Bosnian Serb defender Neven Subotic who plays for Mainz in the German II Bundesliga. Very large and strong (193 cm/6'4"), he's forced himself into their starting line-up. I haven't been able to see him, we don't get that league on TV over here, but I read that the Germans and the German press were very upset they couldn't find a way for him to suit up for the national team. He is apparently trying to decide if he will play for the US, Bosnia, Serbia, or Montenegro as he has had all of their national teams after him. The only youth set-up he has participated in is the US, having been capped by the U-20 and U-17 teams. Unfortunately, he has said some strange things which have left many American fans wondering if he'll continue this path. He recently declined a US call-up, but only because he wanted to play for Germany in a few years. After the game, he learned that because he played for the US U-17 team before becoming a German citizen, this was no longer a possibility. I don't think he'd cost too much, and probably wouldn't ask for very high wages.