‘Only English-Born Players In Team Is Unrealistic’

[Folami David]

Jack Wilshere's belief that only English- born players should turn out for the national side was branded as "a bit extreme" by FA Chairman Greg Dyke on Wednesday.
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Arsenal midfielder Wilshere has criticised the fact Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj, who was born in Belgium to Kosovar-Albanian parents, could, under Fifa rules, eventually represent England through residency.
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"It is an issue we need to look at," Dyke told reporters on the fringes of a Leaders in Football business conference at Stamford Bridge.
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"The idea that someone who is not born here can never play for England is a bit extreme. We wouldn't have Mo Farah if that was the case," Dyke said in reference to Britain's double Olympic and world champion distance runner who was born in Somalia.
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"We (FA) will discuss our policy again and make a decision.
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"It comes down to saying what principles do we want to abide by; it is not a case of individuals. The FA is looking at what we feel is appropriate," he added.

[Folami David]