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Canada Invites Mexico-Capped Marcelo Flores to November Camp as Training Player

The non-playing call-up lets Canada evaluate the winger under rules that still require a one-time switch.

Overview

  • Canada Soccer officially listed Tigres winger Marcelo Flores as a training player for the November window, meaning he will train but is not eligible to play.
  • The camp surrounds friendlies against Ecuador on Nov. 13 in Toronto and Venezuela on Nov. 18 in Fort Lauderdale.
  • Flores, 22, has three senior appearances for Mexico and remains eligible to request a one-time FIFA association switch under the 2021 regulations.
  • Reporting from multiple outlets says he is finalizing arrangements to attend, with extensive communication between the player and Canada’s federation, and The Athletic first reported the invitation.
  • Coach Jesse Marsch has courted Flores, who has struggled for minutes at Tigres since joining in 2023, after earlier spells with Arsenal’s academy and a loan to Real Oviedo.