Should players play for another country after 5 years residency?

[chygry]

I had to google it myself. Time difference between Sao Paulo, Brazil and Brussels, Belgium is:+5:0 hours
Brussels is 5:0 hours ahead of Sao Paulo

So that makes it 6 hours from Estonia. And i'm not even going to comment on how high some people are heh...

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

I had to google it myself. Time difference between Sao Paulo, Brazil and Brussels, Belgium is:+5:0 hours
Brussels is 5:0 hours ahead of Sao Paulo

So that makes it 6 hours from Estonia. And i'm not even going to comment on how high some people are heh...

The internet must be high.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

One important thing to note about the Home Nations is the reason why they have a 5-year rule is due to the "gentleman's agreement" among them that a non-UK (Commonwealth?) player actually has to be resident and schooled for five years before the age of 18 within one of the four FAs territories. This is because a non-British player can't simply become naturalized with a British passport (which doesn't determine at all which Home Nations' FA he'd play for). I'm not sure how it worked out in the case of Hargreaves, but I think it may have been facilitated by not just having direct family ties but that he also came from a Commonwealth country.

 

[newbie original]

One important thing to note about the Home Nations is the reason why they have a 5-year rule is due to the "gentleman's agreement" among them that a non-UK (Commonwealth?) player actually has to be resident and schooled for five years before the age of 18 within one of the four FAs territories. This is because a non-British player can't simply become naturalized with a British passport (which doesn't determine at all which Home Nations' FA he'd play for). I'm not sure how it worked out in the case of Hargreaves, but I think it may have been facilitated by not just having direct family ties but that he also came from a Commonwealth country.

Owen Hargreaves should have been playing for Canada.

Deco should have been playing for Brazil.

Julio Baptista should have been playing for Brazil and should NEVER have considered Spain.

Oh, and Carlos Wilshire is a real chicken-**** for backing off his comments. He should have been a man and stood by what he said.

 

[yoyo913]

Owen Hargreaves should have been playing for Canada.

Deco should have been playing for Brazil.

Julio Baptista should have been playing for Brazil and should NEVER have considered Spain.

Oh, and Carlos Wilshire is a real chicken-**** for backing off his comments. He should have been a man and stood by what he said.

Julio Baptista

 

[kp41]

didn't he switch to pro wrestling under ring name Dave Bautista?

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Diego Costa has officially declared for Spain.

 

[Filipower]

Bad move. It'd be funny if Del Bosque didn't call him; it's also very possible he doesn't!

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Del Bosque said he wanted him, but that might have been just to keep him out of the hands of Brazil for 2014!

 

[Arnau]

It wouldn't make no sense to not calling up your best striker

 

[Arnau]

I remember i've asked a couple of years ago in SG if Portugal had any chance to call up Costa since he was playing at Braga

 

[Filipower]

I'm sure that he'd want to play for us if he thought we were better.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

It wouldn't make no sense to not calling up your best striker

Relying on false nines and Fernando have worked pretty well so far

 

[Arnau]

Spain has only played with false nine in a big tournament on the last Euro, and Cesc rotated games with Torres.

Diego Costa brings Spain to another level because he is good playing with the back to the goal, running at space, dribbling, fast, good header and good finisher.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Precisely what you should do again.

 

[Mus]

What Brasillian doesn't want to represent Brasil in the world cup IN Brasil?

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Diego Costa is a colourful character

 

[Arnau]

Diego Costa is a troublemaker, he just want to play the world cup in Brazil with another team.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Diego Costa is a troublemaker, he just want to play the world cup in Brazil with another team.

If he scores the winner in a Brazil vs Spain final will he make it out of the country alive?

 

[Arnau]

That second Maracanaço would be even more tragic than the first one.