Subotic Still Yet to Choose Side

After what one could call a slight Nevin Subotic panic this Saturday, with a Serbian Newspaper story (picked up by FoxSoccer) stating that Neven had decided he was going to play for (coincidentally?) Serbia, I thought it best not to post on the matter until things were a little more concrete.

Later in the day, as you probably know, USSF President Sunil Gulati stepped forward to swiftly proclaim,

“We have spoken to Neven’s representative and can confirm the story is untrue”

With a Saturday that seemed so close to a resolution in this saga, all be it a possibly poor one for supporters of the USMNT, the only thing that appears to be certain is the uncertainty which has engulfed the Neven Subotic situation from the very beginning.

It shouldn’t surprise people that a hometown newspaper from one of the countries that is vying for the kid, would put out a story saying he has committed to them. It happens twice a day in the European transfer window and has a success rate even worse than marriage these days.

The quick statement released by Gulati does, however, indicate a sense of hope for USMNT fans, as it seems that we may be close or at least still have a shot in this thing.

I’m positive we will have one to two more stories on this that develop during the week so stay tuned.