Serious question. Given all of the talk about Germans playing for the US in the world cup, I am wondering what the specific rules are that govern all of it. If my wife's father was Canadian and I'm 5 generations removed from Italy what sort of options would one of my US born and raised kids have if they wanted to try their luck with a national team other than the US?
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The "Germans" playing for the U.S. also have American citizenship and one American parent. The Icelander has Icelandic parents but was born in the U.S. There is no mystery.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post -
not that hard to look up....your kids don't have a chance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_eligibility_rulesComment
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Do you have to have dual citizenship or just show heritage. Over the years I have seen some players from around here play for Puerto Rico. Does that mean that those players have two passports?Comment
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Here are the rules
Any Player who ... [assumes] a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match ... in an official competition of any category or any type of football for one Association] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfills one of the following conditions:
(a) He was born on the territory of the relevant Association;
(b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant Association;
(c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the relevant Association;
(d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant Association.
Since your kids have a Canadian grandparent they can play for Canada. They could move to Italy and live there for 5 years and play for them eventually also.Comment
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Happens all the time. Here is an american girl who has played 13 games for Portugal.
http://www.hartfordhawks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2915
Not a big deal
Get over itComment
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Pretty cool, no? Any more examples?Comment
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Does this apply?Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pb...ORTS/407220316Comment
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Maybe. Those are the FIFA rules. Individual federations can add impose their own restrictions in addition to those imposed by FIFA. So you'd need to check the rules for the Canadian and Italian federations to be sure.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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There is no such thing as a Puerto Rican passport. Puerto Rico is part of the U.S., so Puerto Ricans have U.S passports.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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