Most Australians could care less, as he is not good enough to play for Australia, but some might think he is a traitor.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Most Australians could care less, as he is not good enough to play for Australia, but some might think he is a traitor.
Most Australians could care less, as he is not good enough to play for Australia, but some might think he is a traitor.
Most Australians could care less, as he is not good enough to play for Australia, but some might think he is a traitor.
Found this on Wiki re: Tarek Elrich.
"Elrich was called up to the Australia national team for a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Indonesia. Wearing the number #69 shirt, he was an unused substitute in the 0–0 draw in Jakarta on 28 January 2009."
"He was advised by FIFA in September 2012 that he was not eligible to represent Lebanon as he had been named in a match between Australia and Indonesia in 2009."
Durante was named in an Asian Cup game too wasn't he?
vs Indonesia in the AFC Cup qualifiers
[edit: http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=1889 ]
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/250081,red-tape-kills-elrichs-lebanon-role.aspx
That is a bit of a worry then.
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/250081,red-tape-kills-elrichs-lebanon-role.aspx
That is a bit of a worry then.
"To be honest I don’t know if it’s the final word from FIFA, I think it was more like ‘Look, it’s going to be very hard to play for Lebanon’."
That is more promising, sounds like there are just more hoops needed to be jumped through.
"To be honest I don’t know if it’s the final word from FIFA, I think it was more like ‘Look, it’s going to be very hard to play for Lebanon’."
That is more promising, sounds like there are just more hoops needed to be jumped through.
Well, fuck. That goes against what their eligibility rules say though, they say nothing about being registered in a team, only about 'participating in a match'.
Sitting on the bench ready to come on at any time could easily be considered to be participating in a match.
I'll bet this is in the Dom Post by Monday - "Durante Dreams Dashed?"
We've done Sam Worthington's job for him again. Hi Sam, well done on getting another hot lead from the Fever Forum. Why not do us all a favour by doing some actual research into this and come up with a definitive answer that you can report?
Like said previously, this does not quite align with the wording of the relevant FIFA Statute (where it says the player had to participate in an official match either in full or in part). Does sitting on the bench in an official match equate to participating in that match?
I'm certain that Asmir Begovic sat on the bench for Canada (although not sure if that was in an official game or a friendly) and his switch to Bosnia was approved. It's definitely worth pursuing for Durante.
Like said previously, this does not quite align with the wording of the relevant FIFA Statute (where it says the player had to participate in an official match either in full or in part). Does sitting on the bench in an official match equate to participating in that match?
I'm certain that Asmir Begovic sat on the bench for Canada (although not sure if that was in an official game or a friendly) and his switch to Bosnia was approved. It's definitely worth pursuing for Durante.
In November 2008, he accepted another call for Canada's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Jamaica, but again didn't get any playing time as Lars Hirschfeld was the preferred option in goal. Begovi? missed the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup for Canada due to Portsmouth wanting him to spend the whole pre-season with the team. In late June 2009, he spoke with Bosnian head coach Miroslav Blaževi? about the possibility of making his debut for the Bosnian national football team.
Most Australians could care less, as he is not good enough to play for Australia, but some might think he is a traitor.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Sitting on the bench ready to come on at any time could easily be considered to be participating in a match.
Is this a case of a friendly i.e. a b international differing from a competitive game i.e. an a international
It was mentioned that a B international for NZ did not tie Marco to NZ
Is this a case of a friendly i.e. a b international differing from a competitive game i.e. an a international
It was mentioned that a B international for NZ did not tie Marco to NZ
Is this a case of a friendly i.e. a b international differing from a competitive game i.e. an a international
It was mentioned that a B international for NZ did not tie Marco to NZ
Sitting on the bench ready to come on at any time could easily be considered to be participating in a match.
Is this a case of a friendly i.e. a b international differing from a competitive game i.e. an a international
It was mentioned that a B international for NZ did not tie Marco to NZ
I wish I was as knowledgeable on the onscure FIFA rules as you el grap.
I wish I was as knowledgeable on the onscure FIFA rules as you el grap.
I wish I was as knowledgeable on the onscure FIFA rules as you el grap.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Durante closer to meeting All Whites criteria
Ricki Herbert and Andrew Durante could be reunited with the All Whites this month as the Wellington Phoenix captain edges closer to New Zealand citizenship.
Durante, an Australian, has lived in Wellington since 2008 and wants to play for the All Whites.
New Zealand Football high performance manager Fred de Jong said Durante's citizenship had been approved and it was a matter of obtaining the official document at a ceremony, "which should happen within a week".
NZF would then send the paperwork to Fifa and await the green light on Durante's availability.
Herbert, who departed as Phoenix coach on Monday, is expected to name an All Whites squad next week for World Cup qualifiers against New Caledonia on March 22 and Solomon Islands on March 26.
De Jong said it was possible Durante would be named with an asterisk beside his name.
NZF chief executive Grant McKavanagh said he had spoken to Herbert since his resignation and the coach remained "fired up" about his All Whites duties.
"He seemed fine from my point of view," McKavanagh said.
"We didn't really get too much into the Nix conversation . . . but absolutely, he's fired up and it's a big year. The silver lining to this cloud for us is that Ricki will have a better chance to focus on the All Whites in such an important year."
Despite Herbert's wretched season with the Phoenix, McKavanagh said he had complete confidence in his abilities to guide the All Whites to another World Cup.
"Oh, absolutely, and that's the difference, I think, between coaching what I would call tournament play versus coaching league play. Rick knows what he needs to do to win games in these sort of situations and there's different styles of football which are played . . . I'm absolutely confident that Rick has the ability to get the team together and do the job."
He said Herbert would be able to spend more time tracking the form of New Zealand players and also scouting potential Concacaf opponents for the intercontinental playoff in November.
"We've got access to all the Concacaf playoff games so he'll have a good chance to study and review those games. I suppose it's really about having clear space to consider the strategy without other things going on."
The way he has been playing he should not even make the squad.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
...and who should be called up before him after Smith and Reid?
Danny Hay!
Clearly.
...and who should be called up before him after Smith and Reid?
The way he has been playing he should not even make the squad.
...and who should be called up before him after Smith and Reid?
