Look like we late! Sterling on the rise in England!

[Stonigut]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...=feeds-newsxml

[Me]

You realize he has already played for England youth teams

[Stonigut]

No i did not know just saw that headline.

When is the committment final is it not at an u21 level if so this may be the final step.

[Stonigut]

Since 2004, FIFA has implemented a series of significant changes to the rules covering international eligibility. The new rulings are more stringent and set additional requirements that determine which country a player may represent in international football.
In January 2004, a new ruling came into effect that permitted a player to represent one country at youth international level and another at senior international level, provided that the player applied before their 21st birthday.[13] The first player to do so was Antar Yahia, who played for the France under-18s before representing Algeria in qualifiers for the 2004 Olympic Games.[14] More recent examples include Sone Aluko, who has caps for the England under-19s and Nigeria,[15] and Andrew Driver, a former England under-21 representative who is committed to the Scotland national team.[16]

[Karl]

Since 2004, FIFA has implemented a series of significant changes to the rules covering international eligibility. The new rulings are more stringent and set additional requirements that determine which country a player may represent in international football.
In January 2004, a new ruling came into effect that permitted a player to represent one country at youth international level and another at senior international level, provided that the player applied before their 21st birthday.[13] The first player to do so was Antar Yahia, who played for the France under-18s before representing Algeria in qualifiers for the 2004 Olympic Games.[14] More recent examples include Sone Aluko, who has caps for the England under-19s and Nigeria,[15] and Andrew Driver, a former England under-21 representative who is committed to the Scotland national team.[16]

Interesting 2010 article - http://nationalsels.org/home/wp-cont...FA-9-14-10.pdf

and FIFA Statutes 2012 - Page 66 through page 68
- http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affe...tutes2012e.pdf

[Stonigut]

Thanks Karl that was a lot of reading material but the key piece is below;

My words here if a player is eligible to plat for multiple associations e may apply once for a change however the following applies.

He has not played a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition at “A” international level for his current Association, and at the time of his first full or partial appearance in an international match in an official competition for his current Association, he already had the nationality of the representative team for which he wishes to play.
b) He is not permitted to play for his new Association in any competition in which he has already played for his previous Association.

[Karl]

Welcome, boss!