He was born in England.
Players that could’ve declared for other national teams
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Roy Aitken - Jamaica...... on account of his dad being Jim
Messi's great-grandfather was Italian so could he have declared for Italy?
He lived in Spain for a long time so I suppose he could've declared for them too.
He lived in Spain for a long time so I suppose he could've declared for them too.
Higuain for France
Haalland for England 
That would have been great.
That would have been great.I wonder what international football would be like if players had to play for where they were born?
I get why players are allowed to declare for other countries but I still think it should be where you are born, of only cause it’d be interest to see what difference it would make to the established order.
I get why players are allowed to declare for other countries but I still think it should be where you are born, of only cause it’d be interest to see what difference it would make to the established order.
You already have Kane and a plethora of attacking talent you greedy feckers, let Norway get oneHaalland for England
Most of the England and France teams have double passports and could've declare for other nations. When you are the son of West African parents you have that passport.
Thiago is the son of two Brazilian athletes. Deco is Brazilian, Pepe as well. Marcos Senna. Mario Feranandes... too many to name
Argentina has quite a few too. Camoranesi comes to mind. Martinelli said he may pick Italy
Thiago is the son of two Brazilian athletes. Deco is Brazilian, Pepe as well. Marcos Senna. Mario Feranandes... too many to name
Argentina has quite a few too. Camoranesi comes to mind. Martinelli said he may pick Italy
What if you were born in a country and left the next day?
He's a bit wasted there though... sorry don't mean any disrespect!You already have Kane and a plethora of attacking talent you greedy feckers, let Norway get one
Has anyone mentioned Owen Hargreaves yet? I think he played for Wales when he was a teenager, switched to England, but could have played for Canada, where he was born. Damn, he might even have been eligible for Germany (though I doubt it)!
Vinnie Jones - England
Isn’t David Silva half Japanese?
Reyna from Dortmund as well could've declared for England.
None taken, I quite agree with you. But you've got to give them something the poor bastards.
None taken, I quite agree with you. But you've got to give them something the poor bastards.
Are you sure about that? He started playing for Germany at u17 level and at senior level he was an immediate success, scoring ten goal in his debut season. Was this supposed to have happened when he was in his early teens?
David Alaba could have played for the Philippines I imagine as his mother was born there.
I actually wasn't sure at first as I was speaking from my memory, so decided to google it now. wiki says it happened in late 2003, when he was still interested and eligible to play for Poland senior team. their manager simply stated they had better strikers and that was it. his name is Pawel Janas - "We have much better strikers in Poland than Podolski. I don't see a reason to call up a player just because he played one or two good matches in the Bundesliga."
just a couple of months later Voller gave him couple of minutes for Germany in match against Hungary.
Not sure, i dont think so. He went to school in wales and was chosen for wales schoolboys. Cudicini could have played for England, through citizenship
Desailly Ghana
Simone Perrotta was born near Stoke. Ashton under Lyme
Mbappe Cameroon
Most English players have Welsh grandparents or a parent... and vice versa
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Giuseppe Rossi for USA.
Miralem Pjanic for Luxembourg.
Mark Viduka for Croatia and Ukraine.
Seedorf and Davids for Suriname.
Marco Asensio for Netherlands.
Miralem Pjanic for Luxembourg.
Mark Viduka for Croatia and Ukraine.
Seedorf and Davids for Suriname.
Marco Asensio for Netherlands.
Alot German-born players of African descent fit the profile.
Gnabry and Tah ( Cote d'Ivoire)
Rudiger (Sierra Leone)
Gerald Asamoah, David Odonkor and Jerome Boateng (Ghana).
Matip and Choupo-Moting chose Cameroon.
Jeffrey Schlupp and KP Boateng chose Ghana.
Gnabry and Tah ( Cote d'Ivoire)
Rudiger (Sierra Leone)
Gerald Asamoah, David Odonkor and Jerome Boateng (Ghana).
Matip and Choupo-Moting chose Cameroon.
Jeffrey Schlupp and KP Boateng chose Ghana.
Henrik Larsson, Nani and Renato Sanches could have played for Cape Verde
It's an interesting thread not sure why anyone has a problem with it.
Pepe, Thiago Motta, Thiago Alcantara and Diego Costa would have been a big upgrade in the Brazil nt in 2014 for sure.
Frank Quedrue tried to declare too at one point, was probably more eligible than Cascarino.
Ah, thanks.
So there still is a possibillity that PSG owners get tired of club football and decide to do the same thing, only with their national team? Or worse, do both..
Sign for PSG meaning you change national teams to
Yes it was basicly like a club competing in a national cup.
How is Haaland debatable? Not a great response when your just wrong.
Christian Vieri grew up in Australia I believe
I think it's one of his grandparents
Just remembered, David Trezeguet could have played for Argentina.
Funny way of saying youre wrong.
Rice sitting on the subs bench and MON left him there , the rest is history
You were born there, deal with it.
Well it all depends on facts none of us are aware of, ergo it’s debatable. So turns out I’m entirely correct. Funny way to make a completely pointless post.
Mate, give it up. You're just coming across as a bit of a dick. The OP was entirely correct in including Haaland.
I’m coming across as knowing what the word debatable means. If you need to be a dick to understand basic words then sure I’m a massive dick.
He was born in Leeds which means regardless of his father's status, one way or another he'd be able to get British citizenship if didn't have so automatically. Quite simply, Haaland could have played for England, the argument youre trying to make can be made for literally every player with foreign parents. You're trying to be clever but coming across a fool.
It doesn’t meant that, his right to citizenship relies entirely on his Father’s status.
If every country has the same citizenship rights as the UK, which they don’t, and it isn’t proven they have the citizenship then sure, literally every player in those scenarios is debatable until proven to hold citizenship.
You’re trying to be clever but coming across as a fool not knowing the rights to British citizenship. Being born in Leeds doesn’t grant you British citizenship. It’s not my fault you’re a fool and don’t know that. Whether he meets the requirements is debatable as is based on a fact we don’t know. It’s a very easy concept to understand.
You’re just boring me now. Learn what debatable means and come back to me.
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You can attain citizenship through naturalization if needs be and had Haaland wanted to play for England the country he was born in, he could have done that (ignoring the fact that you know literally nothing about haalands parents status).
I was literally born in the UK and I'm not a British citizen, I think I know the laws quite well thanks. Now shut up and accept you were wrong and move on.