I think they officially have to be “naturalized citizens”, but it’s not particularly hard for a country to find a good footballer, sometimes with a tenuous “family connection” to the new country, sometimes not, and then expedite/pay for the naturalization process…
Australia does this. Canada does this. I’m 100% sure the US, France and England do, too…
I think they officially have to be “naturalized citizens”, but it’s not particularly hard for a country to find a good footballer, sometimes with a tenuous “family connection” to the new country, sometimes not, and then expedite/pay for the naturalization process…
Australia does this. Canada does this. I’m 100% sure the US, France and England do, too…