Incoming Mexican football federation scout and former U.S. Soccer men's national team player Hugo Perez is confident that El Tri has the upper hand over the United States when it comes to recruiting dual nationals and believes there will be more switches in coming years.
U.S. National Soccer Hall of Famer Perez featured for the Stars and Stripes at the 1994 World Cup and worked for U.S. Soccer as a youth national team coach and technical advisor until he was released almost four years ago.
El Salvador-born Perez has recently taken up a position scouting youth talent in California, home to approximately 12.