FC Cincinnati star Luciano Acosta is far along in the process to acquire United States citizenship, and with it, a path for eligibility to represent the U.S. national team, sources involved in the process tell The Athletic . The citizenship process has not been completed yet. Sources were granted anonymity as they are not authorized to discuss publicly until citizenship is filed.

FC Cincinnati and GM Chris Albright are helping facilitate the process. The U.S. Soccer Federation sent a letter of recommendation for Acosta’s petition for naturalization. Queen City Press first reported Acosta was in the process to gain U.S. […]

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