FC Cincinnati's Miles Robinson expected to join Team USA for Paris Olympics soccer

FC Cincinnati center back Miles Robinson will soon add "U.S. Olympian" to his already-decorated resume.

Robinson is expected to join the U.S. men's Olympic soccer team for the Paris Olympics, sources familiar with talks on the subject confirmed to The Enquirer. The sources were granted anonymity as Robinson was yet to officially be announced as a member of the Olympic team.

Robinson, 27, of Arlington, Massachusetts, is a high-profile addition to the Olympic team as he would serve as one of three over-age players permitted for each national team in what is primarily an Under-23 tournament.

Steven Goff of The Washington Post first reported Robinson's inclusion on the Olympic team on Saturday.

The sources confirmed to The Enquirer that Robinson would likely depart for the Olympic tournament, which is being staged in southern France, after FC Cincinnati's July 13 match against Charlotte FC at TQL Stadium.

That means FC Cincinnati would have to account for Robinson's absence for a July 17 home game against Chicago Fire, as well as a July 20 away match against New York Red Bulls. After that, Major League Soccer commences its stoppage in regular-season play to accommodate the Leagues Cup in-season tournament.

It appears Robinson will miss six league games for international tournaments this summer after he missed four MLS matches for FC Cincinnati while playing for the U.S. senior men's national team in Copa America.

After the USMNT was eliminated from Copa America on Monday, Robinson returned to FC Cincinnati in the Washington, D.C. region on Tuesday, and played in Wednesday's 3-2 win against D.C. United at Audi Field. He is expected to anchor FCC's back line again on Saturday against Inter Miami CF at TQL Stadium.

For the U.S., the Olympic tournament begins July 24 against France. The U.S. will then face New Zealand and Guinea on July 27 and July 30. All three group-stage matches will be staged in Marseille, which is about a five-hour drive from Paris, the host city for the 2024 Olympics.