The American soccer player of Mexican descent, Cade Cowellwas registered by the Guadalajara Sports Club before the Liga MX, but what sparked controversy is that he appears as a footballer. Formed in Mexico (FM) despite being born in the United States and not having previously played in Mexico's basic forces.
Starting from the previous semester in the 2023-2024 season, the article 26 of the Liga MX Competition Regulations determines that he will register as a footballer FM to anyone who was born in Mexico or who has a Mexican father and/or mother, regardless of age.
In the case of Cade Cowell and Oscar Whalleythe mother of both is Mexican, so it is possible to adopt the rule, which allows the Sacred Flock to have these players among its ranks as Trained in Mexico.
To clarify about , which Liga MX registers as Formed in Mexico with :
The rule was modified for 23/24: the fact that the player has Mexican parents is enough to be FM, as was done the previous semester with . pic.twitter.com/GhVTtQsIhw
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Cade Cowell is registered and made the trip with the team to face Tigres tomorrow.
🇲🇽 Cade is registered as Trained in Mexico because he obtained his Mexican passport before it was registered with the FMF.
Is the debut coming? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/xv6eZHyHca
— Total Soccer (@MXFutbolTotal) January 20, 2024
“In order to promote the sporting development of Mexican soccer, of the minimum 18 (eighteen) Players that a Club fields, at least 10 (ten), must meet the condition of being born in the United Mexican States or having a father and Mexican mother and, at the time of registration, the Player has a passport and birth certificate issued by the Mexican Authorities. In the event of additional situations to those stipulated above, such as cases of naturalization of the Player or parents , these will be analyzed by LIGA MX to determine the status of the Player's registration.
“The 10 (ten) Players registered under the characteristics of this article will be distinguished on their registration cards with the initials FM”, is what the regulations indicate in article 28.
In the 2016-17 season, the rule on players was established Trained in Mexico (FM) and Not Trained in Mexico (NFM). At that time, the article stated that, regardless of nationality, a player would be classified as NFM if he did not have a record in any category of national football before turning 18.
But, there was an exception for players with dual nationality, which allowed them to be registered as FM as long as they had their first registration with the league before the age of 19; Under these regulations, the rojiblancos signed Alejandro Zendejas (USA), Santiago Ormeño (Peru) and Josecarlos Van Rankin (Netherlands).
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