ESPN Digital has learned that the FMF sent the documents to FIFA at dawn so that Funes Morey could play for the Mexican national team.
Mexico – Mexican Football Federation Send request to FIFA, early in the morning, to make it possible Rogelio Funes Morey play with mexican national team. Mexico’s top soccer organization hopes the process will be completed in time for the Argentine to play gold cup, FMF sources reported to ESPN Digital.
Early in the morning , Mexican Football Federation The request was sent to FIFA’s “Player Status Committee” to request a change from the Asian Football Confederation to the Russian Football Federation for Rogelio Funes Mori, who only yesterday received a “certificate of Mexican citizenship”.
The request was sent at dawn with all the required documents, and we hope that the response will arrive on time Rogelio Funes Morey You can participate in the Gold Cup,” the source consulted by ESPN Digital commented.
Funes Morey is relying on the Player Status Committee to review his documents and if all are correct, he may have a chance to be in time for the Gold Cup, which takes place next month.
The list of 60 players from each national team participating in the Gold Cup is expected to be announced no later than the weekend, so Funes Morey depends on FIFA’s response time to participate with tricolor in the CONCACAF Championship.
“A player who requests such a change in accordance with this Article will not be eligible to be part of the teams of any association until a decision has been taken on his request,” as stated in the “FIFA Rules”, in “Change of the Federation Section”.
Funes Morey is 30 years old, and previously played for the Albiceleste national team in minor categories, before he turned 21, although he fulfills the requirements of the union change request.
The Argentine naturalized the Mexican and the Argentine Football Association and cross-fingered so that the process would take place on time.