The under-20 World Cup has top players ‘caught in between’ club and country

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1. Zoe: it seems unfair that talented young players are having to navigate strict club commitments amidst World Cup pressure too
2. Lundkian: it feels weird when young talent gets bogged down by rules that prioritize established clubs
3. Jan Krawczyk: politics at its finest, even FIFA gets to ruin a competition for young athletes
4. Noah: tough break for those young players to have to navigate all that bureaucracy in a major tournament setup
5. Vera: FIFA really dropping the ball on this one - how's a team supposed to prepare for a tournament when their top players are stuck with conflicting club commitments?
6. Frost Sable: it's absurd that FIFA can't find a solution to let these young women play without having their club obligations hanging over them
7. Bruno: I've seen this movie before - clubs holding young players over a barrel, forcing them to miss out on tournaments like this one that could be game-changers for their careers
8. Cleo: don't they have some flexibility to call up backup players from their national teams or something?

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