Potentially eligible players thread

[EalingGreen]

Even then though, FIFA rules are explicit that it has to be no further back than grandparents. For instance, taking someone like James McCarthy, who qualified through a grandparent, his kids would be eligible for Irish citizenship but not eligible to play for Ireland.

Unless under Maltese citizenship laws, having a Maltese great grandparent means you are automatically entitled to Maltese citizenship from birth?

In the same way as someone born in NI is automatically entitled to Irish citizenship at birth, and so entitled to represent ROI? I mean, aiui such a NI-born person could have exclusively overseas ancestry going back generations and still quailfy for you.

Meaning that it is citizenship which qualifies young Carragher to represent Malta, not ancestry (though citizenship happens to come from that ancestor)?

Not at all sure about this, mind.

[rebelmusic]

I'd say the most likely scenario so is that it's a typo in the article. Either that or because of Malta's shady citizenship laws it's gone unnoticed somehow.

[seanfhear]

I'd say the most likely scenario so is that it's a typo in the article. Either that or because of Malta's shady citizenship laws it's gone unnoticed somehow.

This could be a job for Sam Spade ~ ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ma...on_(1941_film)

[elatedscum]

Times of Malta are reporting that Jamie's mother was born in Malta before moving to Bootle as a child.

[rebelmusic]

Times of Malta are reporting that Jamie's mother was born in Malta before moving to Bootle as a child.

You win this round...inspector gadget!

[seanfhear]

Times of Malta are reporting that Jamie's mother was born in Malta before moving to Bootle as a child.

Thanks Sam.