4th consecutive FIFA Ballon d´Or for Messi... where is this guy limit?
I'd say his limit is once his body starts falling apart but that isn't going to be for another 10-15 years pending good health. I guess it really helps to mark yourself as the best player in the world before you even start getting car insurance discounts.
Also, good article from MLSsoccer.com (I know, crazy right?)
It details the chances of getting a WCQ call-up for the 25-man camp.
Here's the link. Personally, if roughly 1/4 of the camp were to get an official call-up, here's who I'd pick:
GK: Tally Hall (or D - Matt Besler pending a good showing, and Besler had some out-of-his-mind matches in 2012)
D: Omar Gonzalez, Steven Beitashour
MF: Kyle Beckerman, Graham Zusi
F: Eddie Johnson
- Hall will likely be a 3rd stringer if he makes it (with Timmy Tim and Guzan as #1 and #2)
- Omar might start, especially if Bocanegra and Gooch have bad showings (hey it can happen... they aren't young pups anymore and WC is a young-mans game)
- Either Beckerman or Zusi will start, but I don't think both will since USMNT has no shortage of talented middies
- Eddie Johnson miiiiight start unless JK decides to run a 4-5-1, in which case the target man will almost certainly be Hercules Gomez.