FIFA eligibility rules (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "FIFA eligibility rules" in English language version.

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apnews.com

Dunbar, Graham (19 August 2020). "FIFA shapes new rule to help players switch national team". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

archive.today

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as.com

futbol.as.com

"La FEF ya negocia la llamada de Diego Costa a la Selección" [FEF in negotiations to call Diego Costa to national team]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"French-born Algerian makes history". BBC Sport. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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"Fifa rules on eligibility". BBC Sport. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
"Blatter wants EU to allow quotas". BBC Sport. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
"Deal ends Novo's Scotland hopes". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
Shuttleworth, Peter (13 October 2009). "Shawcross now eligible for Wales". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
"Andrew Driver receives Scotland eligibility boost". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
"Croatia 2–0 Wales". BBC Sport. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.

bbc.co.uk

"Immigrant pride and working-class thrift". BBC Sport. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
"Diego Costa: Brazil-born striker commits to Spain". BBC Sport. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
"Fifa: Players can now switch countries if they have played no more than three competitive matches". BBC Sport. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
"Swansea City defender Angel Rangel ineligible for Wales". BBC Sport. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk

McKinley, Stuart (19 November 2008). "Taylor is still true to Northern Ireland cause". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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dailyrecord.co.uk

"Craig Levein wants US hitkid Jack McBean to play for Scotland". The Sunday Mail. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

dailysabah.com

"International Friendly: Kosovo 1 - 6 Turkey". Daily Sabah. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

fifa.com

"FIFA publishes explainer on eligibility to play for representative teams". fifa.com. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
"Protect the game, protect the players, strengthen global football governance # Change of association". FIFA. 3 June 2009.^{[dead link]}
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"FIFA Transfer Commentary" (PDF). FIFA.com. December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

resources.fifa.com

"FIFA Statutes (April 2016)" (PDF). FIFA.com. April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

forbes.com

Price, Steve. "FIFA Eligibility Rule Change Offers World Cup Hopes For 'One-Cap Wonders'". Forbes. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

fourfourtwo.com

"I had no choice" – former Leeds defender Tony Dorigo explains why he had to play for England instead of birth-nation Australia, Ed McCambridge, FourFourTwo, 10 April 2023

foxnews.com

latino.foxnews.com

"Asian soccer struggles with off-field controversy". Fox News. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

goal.com

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Kelly, Ryan (14 May 2021). "Why can footballers change international teams? Eligibility rules & new updates explained". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
Why can footballers change international teams? Eligibility rules & new updates explained. GOAL. 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

heraldscotland.com

"Craig Levein convinces Hearts winger Andrew Driver to commit his international future to Scotland". The Herald. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
"Bruce wants to join the foreign legion". Herald. 19 January 1990. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
"Not quite from here to paternity". Herald. 25 October 1999. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
Broadfoot, Darryl (18 February 2004). "National side at mercy of FIFA proposals Eligibility issue to be decided by home nations pact". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

highbeam.com

Robertson, Rob (5 November 1999). "Ipswich attack 'charade' as Johnson is ruled to be English; Coach faces up to the reality that he will be unable to name Jamaican in his squad". The Herald. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
Broadfoot, Darryl (2 March 2004). "Identity crisis not much of a drama". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014 – via HighBeam Research.

independent.co.uk

"Gattuso's avengers alert to a Rafa repeat". The Independent. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2011.^{[dead link]}
"Johnson devastated at Scottish no-go". The Independent. 4 November 1999. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

independent.ie

McDermott, Gerry (26 May 2006). "Red card for FIFA on North players' passports -". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

inparallellines.wordpress.com

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irishexaminer.com

O'Hare, Paul (20 June 2006). "FIFA scraps 'stupid' North passports rule". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

keepup.com.au

Smithies, Tom (16 March 2022). "BRUNO FORNAROLI THE SOCCEROO: HOW DID IT HAPPEN?". KeepUp. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

national-football-teams.com

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nbcsports.com

soccer.nbcsports.com

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nsno.co.uk

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nytimes.com

goal.blogs.nytimes.com

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permian.ru

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КУВЕЙТ – СССР – 0:2 (in Russian). rusteam.permian.ru. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

redsports.sg

"National footballer Qiu Li gets tackled from behind by new FIFA law". redsports.sg. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

rsssf.org

"Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé - International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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sbs.com.au

theworldgame.sbs.com.au

Stoll, Nick (24 March 2016). "Socceroos score seven in scintillating win over Tajikistan". SBS.

scottishfa.co.uk

"FIFA approve eligibility rule change". ScottishFA.co.uk. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

skysports.com

"Motta given green light: Fifa happy for Inter midfielder to make Azzurri bow". Sky Sports. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

sport24.gr

"Πίσω στιβαρή, μπροστά ακίνδυνη η Εθνική στο 0–0 με την Τουρκία". Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

thefa.com

"Carlo for England?". The FA. 7 February 2003. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

thefootballhistoryboys.com

"What's In A Nationailty Anyway? The Home Nations Agreement Explained". 28 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

thefreelibrary.com

Clark, Bill (9 January 2000). "Football: Mac the knife; Sammy slams foreign legion". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 27 March 2014 – via The Free Library.
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theguardian.com

"Players who have been capped by more than one country". The Guardian. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
McFarland, Ben; Bandini, Paolo (5 March 2008). "Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
"New Zealand thrown out of Olympic qualifying after fielding ineligible player". Australian Associated Press. 12 July 2015.

walesonline.co.uk

"Real Madrid's Gareth Bale: I rejected England to play for Wales". 28 January 2015.

web.archive.org

"Players appearing for two or more countries". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
Curri, Debatik Archived 29 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, National Football Teams
КУВЕЙТ – СССР – 0:2 (in Russian). rusteam.permian.ru. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
"FIFA Statutes (April 2016)" (PDF). FIFA.com. April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
"Craig Levein wants US hitkid Jack McBean to play for Scotland". The Sunday Mail. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
"Πίσω στιβαρή, μπροστά ακίνδυνη η Εθνική στο 0–0 με την Τουρκία". Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
"Asian soccer struggles with off-field controversy". Fox News. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
FIFA.com (1 November 2016). "Bolivia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
"FIFA Transfer Commentary" (PDF). FIFA.com. December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
Pat Van den Hauwe: Kendall told me to pick Wales Archived 10 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, 23 October 2015
Eric Young went from non league to the international stage via Brighton and Crystal Palace Archived 27 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, In Parallel Lines, 26 November 2017
Robertson, Rob (5 November 1999). "Ipswich attack 'charade' as Johnson is ruled to be English; Coach faces up to the reality that he will be unable to name Jamaican in his squad". The Herald. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
"Carlo for England?". The FA. 7 February 2003. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
Broadfoot, Darryl (2 March 2004). "Identity crisis not much of a drama". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
Ferguson, Paul (22 January 2006). "Quick on the draw". Belfast Telegraphy (Sunday Life). Archived from the original on 14 January 2023.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (2010). "CAS 2010/A/2071 IFA v/ FAI, Kearns & FIFA" (PDF). Yale Law School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

worldrugby.org

"Regulation 8 Explanatory Guidelines". World Rugby. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

yale.edu

law.yale.edu

Court of Arbitration for Sport (2010). "CAS 2010/A/2071 IFA v/ FAI, Kearns & FIFA" (PDF). Yale Law School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.