Why is football so purist about nationality?
Rugger, tennis, cricket - people swap nationalities all the time and get international caps for their new country and no-one bats an eyelid. Jo Konta represented Australia till 2012, now she's a "Brit"
But football - no way. Imagine what a team England could have if you were allowed to apply a 3 year residence rule like some sports. Why is it so purist?
Posted By: Old Git on January 27th 2016 at 09:08:31
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- Why is football so purist about nationality? (Other Football) - Old Git, Jan 27, 09:08:31
- My imagination just went to an invented canary call situation where (Other Football) - pants, Jan 27, 11:59:03
- I'm a citizen of the world (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jan 27, 11:13:54
- Bigots. (n/m) (Other Football) - avenging canary, Jan 27, 10:48:06
- Germans are flexible these days (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 27, 09:44:49
- Half the Germans were Poles a while back weren' tthey (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 27, 10:53:08
- Yep and Turkish too I think (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 27, 16:02:54
- Half the Germans were Poles a while back weren' tthey (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 27, 10:53:08
- Whilst I think football gets a lot wrong on this I prefer the fact we are purist (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:19:42
- Thing is though with tennis, unlike the team games, they aren't (Other Football) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:23:35
- nothing matters tbh (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 27, 11:32:02
- i'm talking primarily about football/rugby/cricket and other team sports (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:28:19
- It isn't a sign Jim it's a reality and has been for quite a while (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 27, 09:51:01
- That said perhaps after 10 years or if you have lived somewhere since before (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:23:11
- and not played for another country first (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:24:02
- Thing is though with tennis, unlike the team games, they aren't (Other Football) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:23:35
- The Irish didn't used to be (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 09:10:37
- And the Spanish still aren't (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 09:17:29
- Long old list if you click on soccer (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 09:28:19
- to quote Mike Bassett - You mean the England B team (n/m) (Other Football) - thirsty work, Jan 27, 09:13:39
- And the Spanish still aren't (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 09:17:29
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