News about Jamie Bynoe-Gittens

A handful of European clubs have declined to release their children for the U20 World Cup, putting together some of the finest young players in football will be ruled out of the competition. After FIFA decided to hold the tournament outside the international window, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Juventus have all banned their starlets from attending the U20 World Cup in Indonesia later this month. Given that the Premier League and Serie A are still running, the clubs are not obligated under the new FIFA rules to reveal their players. Therefore, the European sides will be able to exclude their children from participating in the tournament.

Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is in line to face Chelsea - the club with whom he competed as a youngster - in the Champions League on Wednesday. In the last-16, the two teams will meet, with Bynoe-Gittens hoping to compete against Graham Potter's team. Bynoe-Gittens will be unable to participate in any capacity against the Blues after missing the entire group stage of the Champions League due to illness.

For the second time in a week, the midfielder came off the bench to score the game winner for the Bundesliga team. The 20-year-old made a run to the back post to grab a 2-1 victory over Mainz in the game's dramatic final minutes off a corner kick. As his colleagues poured behind him before congratulating him in a huddle, he raced to the corner to honor with the away section. In a 'blocking-out-the-noise' moment with teammate Jamie Bynoe-Gittens joining in, Reyna returned to the stands with his fingers in his ear.

Dortmund defeated Augsburg on Sunday in a thrilling 4-3 goal shootout, with Reyna claiming the winner after Jude Bellingham, Nico Schloterbeck, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens were all on target for Edin Terzic's side. Reyna had the ball on the corner of the box, took one touch and launched a blast of a shot into the back of the net, leaving Augsburg goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz on the ground. The American raced into the corner to honor the home fans by sticking his finger to his mouth in a shushing gesture before sticking his fingers in his ears.