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- Feb 7, 2005
Should athletes be cap-tied to a national team in general or should mobility to other national teams be the norm for all sports? For those who are confused for what I’m asking let me explain. In soccer if you play for a national team in a competitive competition (ex. World Cup, Gold Cup, Euros, Copa America, etc.) the player is permanently tied to that federations team. Meaning they can’t play for another national team ever again even if they have more than citizenship at the time or later after the cap-tying (with very little exceptions). I know in sports like tennis and baseball, athletes are pretty much allowed to change national allegiance in competitions if they hold citizenship for those nations. So my question is should cap-tying be adopted in the other sports as well or should cap-tying be abolished and give athletes more freedom to choose? Thanks.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-tied
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-tied