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Posted July 14, 2015 05:15 · last edited July 14, 2015 05:18

martinb wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

accrington stanley wrote:

The problem with all the assumptions about article 7 is that it applies to all countries! therefore any boy or girl that moves to another country, at any age, and gains citizenship cannot represent that Country at football until they are, at least 23! That has got to be crap.

Or until their national association applies for an exemption, and shows that they moved to the country for reasons other than football. At which point it's most likely FIFA will approve the exemption.

FFS

surely we are getting to the point where something like please read this thread before commenting applies? This has been done to death in the thread

Settle. It;s a valid angle to keep in mind i.e. 'that has got to be crap'. It's an angle that interests me. I'm not sure that it works as some assume. So we start from the assumption that hundreds (thousands?) of kids who moved to a new country at age one day or greater are all ineligible to play for the country where they have adopted and resided for up to 22 or so years, and not before they are 23?  They must all apply for exemption? And FIFA intended for all of them to apply, and they have a big machine processing all of those applications? Debatable.

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Bestie edited July 14, 2015 05:18
martinb wrote:
patrick478 wrote:
accrington stanley wrote:

The problem with all the assumptions about article 7 is that it applies to all countries! therefore any boy or girl that moves to another country, at any age, and gains citizenship cannot represent that Country at football until they are, at least 23! That has got to be crap.

Or until their national association applies for an exemption, and shows that they moved to the country for reasons other than football. At which point it's most likely FIFA will approve the exemption.

FFS

surely we are getting to the point where something like please read this thread before commenting applies? This has been done to death in the thread

Settle. It;s a valid angle to keep in mind i.e. 'that has got to be crap'. It's an angle that interests me. I'm not sure that it works as some assume. So we start from the assumption that hundreds (thousands?) of kids who moved to a new country at age one day or greater are all ineligible to play for the country where they have adopted and resided for up to 22 or so years, and not before they are 23?  They must all apply for exemption? And FIFA intended for all of them to apply, and they have a big machine processing all of those applications. Debatable.

Bestie edited July 14, 2015 05:17

Settle. It;s a valid angle to keep in mind i.e. 'that has got to be crap'. It's an angle that interests me. I'm not sure that it works as some assume. So we start from the assumption that hundreds (thousands?) of kids who moved to a new country at age one day or greater are all ineligible to play for the country where they have adopted and resided for up to 22 or so years, and not before they are 23?  They must all apply for exemption? And FIFA intended for all of them to apply, and they have a big machine processing all of those applications. Debatable.