2006-06-15 21:45:59 · 11 answers · asked by Iwant2playagame... 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Christopher Birchall
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Christopher Birchall (born May 5, 1984) is an association football (soccer) player. He currently plays in midfield for English club side Port Vale. He was voted young player of the year in 2005 at Port Vale after having a good season.
Although born in Stafford, England, Birchall has represented Trinidad and Tobago at international level. He is eligible for that country because his mother was born in Port of Spain. When asked by the press in Trinidad and Tobago why he qualified to play for them he replied ‘Me mum’. This memorable response gave rise to his Soca Warrior nickname ‘Me Mum’.
Birchall was first made aware of that country's interest in him by current T&T and Wrexham central defender Dennis Lawrence, who asked him after a league match if he would be interested in playing for the Soca Warriors. After making his debut for the national side, Birchall became the first white player to represent the country in 60 years.
Undoubtedly his most important contribution to the Soca Warriors came on November 12, 2005, in their home (first) leg of their 2006 World Cup qualifying playoff against Bahrain. Bahrain had scored in the 72nd minute and were poised to take a 1-0 lead back home for the second leg, but five minutes later, Birchall fired in a stunning goal from well outside the penalty area to equalise. The Soca Warriors went on to win the return leg of the playoff in Bahrain 1-0 (on a goal from Lawrence) and advance to their first World Cup finals ever. He has scored 3 goals in 18 matches, as of May 2006 - becoming the first white player to score for Trinidad and Tobago.
2006-06-16 08:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by mikeru99 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Chris Birchall
2016-10-04 03:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His grandfather was from Trinidad and he opted to play for them as he probably wouldn't be such a central player for England.
2006-06-15 23:01:22 · answer #3 · answered by tward1989 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lmao ofc no longer...... he's white! Im guffawing like a schoolgirl at the same time as answering this :/ anyhow, that isn't any longer racist, calling a black man or woman black isn't racist.... telling a black man or woman he won't be able to play on an similar crew as white people... that is racism. people do not get it. gr8 question as common del lol @ cruz , it will be White Bwoi or boi.. $h!t.. wish that wasnt racist O.O EDIT : del, agree one hundred% lmao @ taur... i mean Huh ?
2016-10-30 23:47:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Mum was born in Port of Spain
2006-06-15 21:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
his mum was born in trinidad
2006-06-15 22:37:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was born there but his parents are English.
2006-06-15 23:10:55 · answer #7 · answered by leepato1970 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did his parents go on holiday there once?
2006-06-15 21:53:02 · answer #8 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His mother was born there.
2006-06-15 22:44:02 · answer #9 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his grandad was from trinidad
2006-06-15 21:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by DaVeY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋