2006-12-01 10:31:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs
Similarly, England Under-21 coach Lawrie McMenemy checked to see whether he was eligible to play for the nation. Contrary to popular belief, **Giggs could not have played for the full England national side. He was only eligible to play for the English Schools' team because he went to school there.
In order to play for the England national football team, **he would have had to have been born in England or have had English parents or grandparents. However, both his parents and all four grandparents are Welsh.
Giggs has often been seen by England supporters as the dream solution to the lack of left-sided English talent for the national team during the 1990s.
2006-12-01 14:19:35 · answer #1 · answered by sweetpanther08 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funnily enough Ryan Giggs was captain of England Schoolboys, and was allowed, because he went to school in England. He is Welsh by birth with no direct English ancestry so doesn’t qualify to play for the senior England side... Unfortunately......
2006-12-01 19:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ryan Giggs was born in Cardiff, Wales so he's eligible to play for WALES instead of ENGLAND.
2006-12-01 19:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he`s Welsh, he was born in Cardiff. He played for England scoolboys because he went to school in England
2006-12-02 06:30:05 · answer #4 · answered by Stooky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having read his autobiography,he was born in wales,and only represented enlgand schoolboys due to living there,but he's a true welshman,so when that came about,it was the only option he really wanted.
2006-12-02 14:52:06 · answer #5 · answered by duracell18 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were a 3-times world player of the year, playing for Real Madrid, and had a chance to star the bRAZIL team , i would refuse and would play for my country , even if it was Faroe islands
2006-12-02 05:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by vio_prince 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was born in Cardiff, only schooled in England. Are you suggesting if you had a choice the obvious is England. my son is 8 months old and if hes decides to play football and is good enough he is eligible for 5 different nations,wales were he was born,Singapore were his mother was born,NORTHERN IRELAND were i was born,grand father from Trinidad,grandmother English. and to think he would pull on an England shirt one day and be hounded by your press booed by his own fans, vandalise his house scares me NO THANKS !
2006-12-01 18:37:12 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
he picked wales coz he,s a true welshman(born in cardiiff november 29 1973
2006-12-02 02:25:23 · answer #8 · answered by The Real Deal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. cos hes got a brain.
2. cos he was born there.
3. if he plaed for england, he'd still start at left mid, over anyone.
2006-12-01 18:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by M6Kenzie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it his is country of birth, so it was only natural he would play for them.
2006-12-02 01:43:49 · answer #10 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋