Well, it switched to allowing professionals in the ‘84, but limiting Euro and SA teams to players who haven’t played in a WC. Then in the early ‘92 it switched to the u-23 rule, and then ‘96 the 3 overage players. Olympics were on par, even more prestigious than WC until pretty much the rise of full-professionalism in…

OR just combine CONMEBOL and CONCACAF into a single confederation. That would be nuts. And it’d be a better gauge as to the US’s and Mexico’s progress, because we wouldn’t be guarenteed to qualify for every WC.

not completely true. Olympics have taken a downturn since switching to the U-23 format, but they used to be taken much more seriously, especially during the Cold War Era.

What “moderate” leaders are openly supporting ISIL?

Ummm you’ve clearly never been to Turkey. Ataturk name, picture and statute are EVERYWHERE!!!