Happy for people to define themselves as they wish....
But I worked with this insufferable guy who was half English half American, when anyone asked him where he was from he would reply " Somewhere in the mid Atlantic"
Happy for people to define themselves as they wish....
But I worked with this insufferable guy who was half English half American, when anyone asked him where he was from he would reply " Somewhere in the mid Atlantic"
Personally, I don't understand those who switch international sides or play for one without feeling a true affinity to the nationality/country- coming from an Irish family I only ever wanted to play for Ireland.
Personally, I don't understand those who switch international sides or play for one without feeling a true affinity to the nationality/country- coming from an Irish family I only ever wanted to play for Ireland.
Not always binary though is it, there may have been difficult conflicts in their head about letting people down, both Rice and Grealish were born in England but have Irish grandparents. If you met them with out any context you'd say that's a Brummie and a Cockney! Was alway going to piss people off when they switched but both just played to the rules.
Easier to accept players like Will Keane switching after playing youth games, never gonna make the cut for England. Was always going to take the Irish offer
Personally, I don't understand those who switch international sides or play for one without feeling a true affinity to the nationality/country- coming from an Irish family I only ever wanted to play for Ireland.
I come from an Irish /English family and would happily play for both. Patriotism is highly over rated anyway - just another means of suppression by the ruling class.