If you’ve been paying attention to U.S. Soccer over the past three or four years you’ll know that American soccer’s governing body is no stranger to conflict with German clubs regarding the call-ups of players for international duty. In the past there have been issues with John Brooks, Timmy Chandler, and Fabian Johnson being called up to the senior team. Over a year ago, Hertha Berlin publicly denounced U.S. Soccer’s handling of Brooks and an injury he was dealing with. That drama has now spilled over to the Under-20 level.
On Tuesday, Tab Ramos revealed that he received no cooperation from Schalke when attempting to call up Weston McKinnie and Nick Taitague for the U-20 World Cup roster.