Januzaj

Best ever tallent comming thu the ranks at man united -if anyone seen the goals 2nd one pure quality and he can play for england pick him hodgson u must have been impressed!

 

He's not English. I don't want to see England fielding players from other countries, would rather see eleven Englishmen lose than some dodgy paid for team representing my country.

 

lmfao @ this thread

England have a habit of this making sport's people "British".

Hargreaves
Greg rudzezski
Lennox lewis
Andy murry
to name a few....

 

England claims people as British including Andy Murray, are you drunk?

 

It's a ridiculous attitude to adopt. As you say Jip, some countries including The French and the Germans have no qualms whatsoever about using the rules to play people who have simply lived in their country for a few years. Even Scotland have done it.

If a player is entitled - by FIFA rules - to play for Scotland, then I don't care if he was born on the Moon, if he's good enough then I want to see him represent Scotland.

 

Ikechi Anya, pure Scottish.

 

Islam Feruz, As Scottish as Paella.

 

Aren't Hargreaves parent's english?

Thick scouse ****

 

he's German born and raised, don't give a **** if his parents are African tbh he's not English.

I don't give a **** anyway England are ****e and if times are so bad they have to claim foreigners as nationals then crack on.

 

Surely if his parents are English and he considers himself English, then he's English?

 

The grandparent rule is ridiculous and should be scrapped.

 

This is the worst but we have to live with it:

The relevant current FIFA statute, Article 17: Acquisition of a new nationality, states:[SUP][/SUP]

Any Player who ... [assumes] a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match ... in an official competition of any category or any type of football for one Association] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfills one of the following conditions:
(a) He was born on the territory of the relevant Association;
(b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant Association;
(c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the relevant Association;
(d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant Association.

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No point dev, he's obviously missing a chromosome.

 

So, after residing in a country for 5 years, you may submit an applcation for citizenship, unless you're a rich investor on a tax dodge, in which case 5-10 minutes.

 

what about ozil turkish born played later for germany

 

John Barnes, Raheem Sterling, Mo Farrah, Greg Rusedski, Lennox Lewis, Kevin Pietersen ffs it's nothing new

 

Manu Tuilagi from the good English family the Tuilagi's of Basingstoke