::  — There is one thing we agree on: Zelalem is not eligible to play for the US yet. I've already said that above. To be clear, I am not going to add anything to the article suggesting he is, and I support your attempts to correct that in the article. The rest of your statements, however, are pretty far wide of the mark. Your principal hangup seems to be that the Dec 29 article written by Steven Goff (who has 20+ years of experience covering soccer) for the Washington Post (one of the most respected publications in the US) is not a reliable source — that's an untenable position. You ought to read WP:NEWSBLOG. Your guess that I hadn't read the article is just silly. The "Insider" you keep mentioning disparagingly refers to the "Soccer Insider," which is the name of Goff's column and is also Goff's nickname — this is widely known by people who follow the Washington Post's coverage of soccer, which is why your misplaced focus on the word "Insider" was a dead giveaway that you are not familiar with this source.  Furthermore, Goff followed up by publishing this article the following day, which includes quotes from Goff's interview with Zelalem's father. Your criticism of the article by Grant Wahl, another highly-respected US soccer journalist, is puzzling, as is your dismissal of the MLSsoccer.com article. You ought to read WP:VNT. As to the Guardian, the two articles they have published on Zelalem in the past few days are titled "Arsenal's Gedion Zelalem takes step towards committing to USA" and "Gedion Zelalem could transform USMNT," so I'm not sure what your hangup is here.  
 :: The bottom line here is that we have discovered at least four reliable sources saying Zelalem has recently become a US citizen. Are you aware of any reliable sources saying that he has not recently become a US citizen?