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Jon Marthaler's soccer short takes

December 16, 2017 at 2:40AM
FILE - This Oct. 10, 2014, file photo shows Sunil Gulati, president of the United States Soccer Federation, during a press conference in Bristol, Conn. U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati will not seek a fourth term, announcing his decision two months after the Americans failed to qualify for next yearís World Cup. The 58-year-old Gulati, who announced his decision Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 has been a driving force in the USSF for more than 30 years. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
The list of candidates to succeed U.S. Federation head Sunil Gulati is narrowing. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
• Eighteen-year-old central midfielder Jonathan Gonzalez was named to the Liga MX Best XI by Mexican sports newspaper Record. Gonzalez, a California native, is eligible to play for both the U.S. and Mexico but has thus far chosen to play for U.S. youth national teams. If he continues on to play for the senior national team, which he could do as soon as January, the U.S. would have quite the teenage midfield trio, with Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic also in the fold.

• Eight candidates received the required nominations for the post of U.S. Soccer Federation president, with the winner of February's election replacing Sunil Gulati. Regardless of who is elected, it's likely that the new president won't have the same power over the national teams as Gulati did, as the organization will likely appoint a full-time general manager for national teams.

• Video replay continues to spread. France's Ligue 1 has announced that it will join the list of instant-replay leagues next season. The technology, which is already in use in Germany, Italy and the United States, has drawn mixed reviews at best. But with France and Spain set to come on board next season, replay seems likely to be a fixture of the future in soccer.

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