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Article: Jones could join US later this year
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- July 3, 2009
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Former Germany midfielder Jermaine Jones could switch to the United States later this year.
The 27-year-old Jones, who has appeared in the European Champions League for Schalke, has played three times for Germany in friendlies. He holds dual citizenship and has petitioned FIFA for a switch of nationality.
"We've had pretty regular communications with Jermaine's representatives and his advisers," U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said on Thursday. "I think that paperwork for that has probably now been submitted to FIFA. And the earliest he would be eligible to move would be the 2nd of August, which would be 60 days after the rule change came into ...