The big news this week is that the US U17’s have qualified for the U-17 World Cup by virtue of their 3-0 victory over Panama on Sunday. Congratulations to that group and new coach Raphaël Wicky. With European leagues winding down, many players are getting ready for national team duty, whether with the youth national teams or the senior team. For any new readers, the rating at the end of each writeup reflects how much I think they should be called up to the senior national team at the next opportunity (1-nowhere near ready; 5-absolutely call him up).