The question is does he want to play in World Cups or be overhyped by the British media, tough choice.
I would discourage this kind of talk. Someone tweeted bshredder talking about the fact that wales won't play in any WCs and Adams brother responded saying that it doesn't matter how many world cups you play, it matters whether youre representing your country. We just have to hope that the connection is strong enough for Adam to consider the US and it sounds like it is.
I think the rule is that UK citizens are eligible for a home country if they were born there, a parent was born there, or a grandparent was born there, or if they had 5 years of compulsory schooling there.
Most informative post of the year Adam has twitter but as his mom mentioned he seems to be having some trouble with it so its been inactive, reactive, etc. I know he retweeted a lot of the USA stuff that was tweeted after the ManU game.
Judging from various internet clues, including the word next to his twitter handle, he grew up and still lives in Chorley, near Blackburn.
The real question is whether he'd even consider playing for England since he's not a citizen. His brother posted on twitter that it's not about WCs it's about representing your country. My guess is that Adam will only play for a country he has a connection to, which is obviously Wales and hopefully the US.
He's a citizen of the United Kingdom, just like Rooney, Gerrard, and Cole. Growing up in a country will give you a connection to it.
But there is no UK national team, so he might not have the connection to England that he does to Wales, or even the US.
Sian, Many thanks for the information. We appreciate it and we all wish you and your son all the best. Hopefully, he's shown his team enough to catch on with the senior squad. Cheers.
There is still obviously some confusion over his eligibility so let me try to summarize it for you. Adam has dual-nationality and has both a US passport and a UK passport. The United Kingdom comprises Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain comprises England, Wales and Scotland. With regards to football (soccer) each individual nation has a separate team in UEFA. The only time you have ever see a British team is in the Olympics, when you can have players from England, Scotland or Wales. Adam is in the unusual situation of qualifying for three nations: England through residency since the age of 2. Wales through having a Welsh mother. USA through being his birthplace. England have never approached Adam. Wales approached him just before he turned 15, and he has played for them ever since. He would only be cup tied for Wales once he has played a senior men's match in an accredited competition, such as UEFA European championships. Friendly/non-competitive matches would not count. Adam is still close to his family in the U.S. and tries to visit every year. They would love to see him play for the U.S. I would love to see him continue to play for Wales. The final decision rests exclusively with Adam. Thanks.
That's good to know. One thing it might be nice to pass on to him...he's a left back. That's been a US weak spot pretty much forever. When David Regis (a Frenchman) married an American woman and got citizenship, we had that spot filled for about 3 years, until he got too old to be effective. It's not an exaggeration when I say that we would not be shocked if Henley started for the US in Brazil in 2014. And he wouldn't have to be that great, either. We started Jonathan Bornstein there against Ghana, and I like Bornstein because he tries, but he's just not very good. And I've been a Rovers fan for years now, so pass on some love, will ya?
Crap. Altho with Lowe playing pretty well, and also being young, Henley will find it much easier to play for Rovers at LB than RB for the foreseeable future. He may just become the American Philip Lahm.
Thank you very much. Unlike some BS posters, I promise Adam will not forget how to read if he pulls on a US shirt someday.