FIFA is set to relax its nationality
rules to help players who have represented another country easily switch
loyalty. FIFA is considering changing
the rules that govern a player’s eligibility to represent a national team, BBC
Sport reports.
At present, players who have played a
competitive international for one team cannot switch to another national side.
Cape Verde’s football federation has
proposed this rule be relaxed in cases where a player has played only once or
twice for a national side.\
“There are so many issues that
have popped up,” said
FIFA’s Victor Montagliani. “The world is changing.”
“Immigration is changing. There
are nationality issues that pop up all over the world – in Africa, (and) there
are issues in Asia and CONCACAF.
“So it’s a good time to have a
look at this and see if there are solutions without hurting the integrity of
the game.”
The Canadian, who heads up FIFA’s
stakeholders’ committee, is president of CONCACAF, which represents North and
Central America as well as the Caribbean federation.
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