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70-649: Sudet ( "Wolves" in English) is a sports club from Kouvola , Finland , playing bandy and association football . The club was formed in 1912 and was based firstly in Viipuri ( Vyborg ), then in Helsinki , before finally moving to Kouvola . Sudet formerly played in the Bandyliiga , the top bandy league in Finland, and has become Finnish champions many times. As of 2014, the club is

140-477: A "clear connection" to a country that they had not been born in but wished to represent. This ruling explicitly stated that, in such scenarios, the player must have at least one parent or grandparent who was born in that country, or the player must have been resident in that country for at least two years. In November 2007, FIFA President Sepp Blatter told the BBC: "If we don't stop this farce, if we don't take care about

210-411: A FIFA-affiliated association. In 2004, FIFA introduced a rule requiring players to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent, a response to the trend of naturalising foreign players. FIFA has the authority to overturn results of international matches featuring ineligible players. In January 2021, FIFA revamped the eligibility system, allowing players tied to one nationality

280-623: A UK nation, Northern Ireland attempted to call up Germany-born Maik Taylor, Nigeria-born Dele Adebola and Jamaica-born David Johnson. McMenemy's successor Sammy McIlroy was not pleased with his predecessor's policy, upon being appointed as Northern Ireland manager he said: "It's farcical chasing players with absolutely no connection to our country." Former FA executive David Davies confirmed that England had once considered calling up Italian Carlo Cudicini , Brazilian Edu and Frenchmen Steed Malbranque and Louis Saha during Sven-Göran Eriksson 's time as England manager. In February 2004, there

350-522: A common nationality with at least one other FIFA member association. In these instances, under Article 6.1 of the Regulations Governing the Applications of Statutes, FIFA Statutes (nationality entitling players to represent more than one association), if a player was not born in the member associations' territory and does not have a parent or grandparent that was born in the territory, the player

420-660: A country in virtue of that country's laws shall be eligible to play for a national or representative team of that country." As there is no United Kingdom national team, he was eligible to choose a "representative team of the country" and opted for Northern Ireland. Eric Young (born in Singapore) and Pat Van Den Hauwe (born in Belgium) had both previously opted for Wales under the same rules in 1985 and 1990 respectively, although both grew up in England; Australian Tony Dorigo had been denied

490-613: A history with Northern Ireland. Sanchez spoke of his frustration with the rule: "I must stick by the British agreement which says that you shouldn't approach a player unless he has family ties with that particular country. "It's frustrating but my job is to manage the Northern Ireland international team and theirs (the Irish FA ) is to make policy. "I must continue to work with the players I have and I'm very happy to do that. The wording of

560-512: A leading industrial engineering sector. In 1918, conflict between the Red and White factions raged heavily during the Finnish Civil War . More than 200 people were killed in the area during the fighting. As a result of the railway, Kouvola was heavily built. In 1922 it was separated from the municipality of Valkeala and gained commercial rights immediately the following year. The city of Kouvola

630-399: A new nationality , states: Any player who refers to art. 5 par. 1 to assume a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfils one of the following conditions: a) He was born on the territory of

700-478: A new ruling came into effect that permitted a player to represent one country at youth international level and another at senior international level, provided that the player applied before their 21st birthday. The first player to do so was Antar Yahia , who played for the France under-18s before representing Algeria in qualifiers for the 2004 Olympic Games . More recent examples include Sone Aluko , who has caps for

770-453: A period of inactivity in the 1990s the club was revived in 2001 following a cooperative venture with Kymen Salibandy and FC Kouvola. Sudet is now a strong club, which has benefited by an increase of around 300 in the number of members. The club currently remains in the Kolmonen (Third Division) but their potential was demonstrated in the 2010 Finnish Cup when they battled their way through to

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840-699: A player switching international football nationalities is José Altafini , who played for Brazil in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and for Italy in the subsequent 1962 FIFA World Cup . Other 20th-century examples of players representing two or three separate countries are: This does not include the hundreds of players whose teams were affected by changes to geopolitical borders e.g. East Germany / Germany , Soviet Union / Ukraine , Yugoslavia / Croatia . Furthermore, some international players have played for another FIFA-recognised country in unofficial international matches, i.e. fixtures not recognised by FIFA as full internationals. This category includes: In January 2004,

910-459: A player to have a choice of representing several national teams. It is not uncommon for national team managers and scouts to attempt to persuade players to change their FIFA nationality; in June 2011, for example, Scotland manager Craig Levein confirmed that his colleagues had started a dialogue with United States under-17 international Jack McBean in an attempt to persuade him to represent Scotland in

980-403: A team of Scots than win with a team of foreigners. This is not a club side we're talking about it's SCOTLAND...I know the players will definitely be against it". Ahead of a meeting with the other home associations, SFA executive David Taylor urged caution ahead of calls to opt out of the agreement. He said "We have to watch it does not become a free-for-all with the home countries trying to get

1050-665: Is able to represent another member association that shares the same common nationality after five years residency. There has been a series of additional agreements between national football associations of the United Kingdom ( The Football Association , the Scottish Football Association , the Football Association of Wales and the Irish Football Association ), the latest of which came in 2010 and

1120-516: Is bordered by the municipalities of Hamina , Heinola , Iitti , Kotka, Lapinjärvi , Loviisa , Luumäki , Miehikkälä , Mäntyharju , Pyhtää and Savitaipale . Kouvola has over 450 lakes and, together with Mäntyharju, the Kouvola area includes the Repovesi National Park . Kouvola, which had population growth as late as the 1980s, has suffered a loss of migration since the 1990s. Over time,

1190-459: Is not uncommon. At least 40 different languages are spoken in Kouvola. The most commonly spoken foreign languages are Russian (1.9%), Estonian (0.5%), Arabic (0.3%) and Ukrainian (0.2%). As of 2023 , there were 4,221 persons with a migrant background living in Kouvola, or 5.4% of the population. The number of residents who were born abroad was 4,112, or 5.2% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Kouvola

1260-470: Is one of the most successful football clubs in Finland and the 1990s was the golden era. MyPa is played 23 seasons in the Finnish top football league Veikkausliiga . MyPa are based in the industrial village of Myllykoski , part of the city of Kouvola. The club became inactive in professional football after having ceased operations in 2015 due to financial difficulties. In 2017, MyPa returned and started again from

1330-492: Is the most successful ice hockey team in Kymenlaakso . It plays in the Finnish top league, SM-liiga . Kouvolan Pallonlyöjät (KPL) is a baseball team based in Kouvola and known for Pesäpallo . KPL was won five Finnish championships and it plays in the Finnish top league, Superpesis . Kouvot is a basketball team based in Kouvola. the team plays in the highest level Korisliiga and has won four Finnish championships. MyPa

1400-637: The England under-19s and Nigeria , and Andrew Driver , a former England under-21 representative who is committed to the Scotland national team. In March 2004, FIFA amended its wider policy on international eligibility. This was reported to be in response to a growing trend in some countries, such as Qatar and Togo , to naturalise players born and raised elsewhere who have no apparent ancestral links to their new country of citizenship. An emergency FIFA committee ruling judged that players must be able to demonstrate

1470-648: The Kutonen (Sixth Division) administered by the Kaakkois-Suomi SPL. They are both new teams. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Kouvola Kouvola is located along the Kymijoki River in the region of Kymenlaakso , 62 kilometres (39 mi) kilometers east of Lahti , 87 kilometres (54 mi) west of Lappeenranta and 134 kilometres (83 mi) northeast of

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1540-862: The Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes . Friendly match appearances do not commit a player to one country; Jermaine Jones played several friendlies for Germany but made his debut for the United States in 2010. Thiago Motta had three caps for Brazil in matches deemed friendlies for Brazil (participation in the CONCACAF Gold Cup as a non-conference guest team) and went on to represent Italy for five years. Diego Costa represented Brazil in two friendlies before switching his allegiances to Spain in 2013, going on to represent

1610-484: The UEFA European Championship ). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not prohibit a change of eligibility. Furthermore, players who played for their home country but not at senior level, who were under 21 at the time and have since lived in a new country for five years or more can apply for the right to represent their new place of residence. This also applies to players that began living on

1680-515: The Winter War resulted in the club moving to Helsinki as the city of Viipuri fell into Soviet hands. From 1950 the name was changed to its current form, Sudet. In 1962 the club made its final move to Kouvola. In the early decades of the twentieth century WB & JS were very successful at bandy winning their first Finnish Championship in 1914. The club won no fewer than six consecutive Finnish Championships and has won 14 in total as of 2014. In 2014,

1750-559: The (English) Football Association (FA) had advised the player's agent that the international change of allegiance could go ahead. However, the SFA discovered that as he had an English mother, he was not able to represent any Home nation other than England as a result. The SFA had chosen to abide by the agreement; unlike the Irish Football Association (IFA), who in addition to courting David Johnson had capped Germany-born Maik Taylor

1820-482: The England B team and had been an unused substitute for the England under-21s. In late September 1999, the Ipswich Town forward was called up by Wales (and withdrew from the squad due to injury) and later Scotland. The Welsh and Scottish FAs believed he was eligible to play for them. Johnson was a Jamaican immigrant who was raised by foster parents in England, and he believed he could choose which UK nation to represent;

1890-560: The FC Arosudet and FC Hukat clubs form part of the Sudet structure. The club also run a football school for youngsters. Sudet Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen (Third Division) administered by the Kaakkois-Suomi SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system . In 2009 STPS finished in third place in the Kolmonen . Sudet/2 and Sudet Pure Amis are participating in

1960-755: The Finnish Championship by beating TPS Turku 2–0 in the Final. The Mestaruussarja could not be played as a league in 1940 so a cup competition was held instead. Sudet played 18 seasons in the Suomensarja (Finland League), the second tier of Finnish football in 1939, 1947/48, 1949–50, 1952–61 and 1963–66. They also have had two spells in the third tier, the Kakkonen (the Second Division), in 1981 and 1985–90. Sudet's recent history has been less spectacular. After

2030-715: The Sixth Round before going down 0–1 at home to FC Haka from the Veikkausliiga watched by 514 spectators. The highest ever attendance for a Sudet match was in 1937 in Viipuri when 3,264 people attended the home game with Turun Palloseura . – Sudet Viipuri until 1944 – Sudet Helsinki from 1945 to 1961 – Sudet Kouvola since 1962 Top Level (15 seasons): 1931–38, 1940/41-46/47, 1948, 1951 Second Level (18 seasons): 1939, 1947/48, 1949–50, 1952–61, 1963–66 Third Level (7 seasons): 1981, 1985–90 Sudet run 3 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 12 boys teams and 7 girls teams. In addition

2100-532: The United Kingdom, are represented by constituent associations (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), while other associations represent regions not typically recognized as independent countries, such as dependent territories (e.g., Gibraltar ), autonomous states or territories (e.g., the Faroe Islands , Kosovo ), and enclaves, principalities, or microstates (e.g., San Marino ). Not all countries have

2170-565: The agreement was adjusted and published by FIFA in December 2006: 3. British associations 134 England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 135 e.g. a player who was born on the Cayman Islands and holds British nationality In October 2008, Spanish striker Nacho Novo said that he would apply for a British passport if it meant he'd become eligible to play for Scotland . The SFA stated that he would not be eligible as they would abide by

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2240-457: The agreement. The agreement was completely revised in 2009 following a rewrite of the FIFA statutes in 2008. The loophole regarding British players born abroad and selecting a national team had been closed and then reopened. The revised ruling also removed the possibility of ineligibility due to a foreign-born adopted player having no parental or grand-parental links to a nation, as it is based on where

2310-581: The basis of the track engineers decided to recommend the creation of a fifth-end position in a half mile east of the variable alert Otava with acceptance on sandy soil on fabric. In the next decade, the Savonia railway was built from Kouvola to the north and the Kotka line to the south, resulting in Kouvola becoming one of the busiest railway junctions in Finland. Over time, Kouvola developed into an important pulp-producing , paper-milling and printing centre and even had

2380-482: The best players available," "It goes to the heart of why we exist as a separate country and could force people into asking why we do not have a UK football team." On 1 March 2004, the four British associations voted to retain the agreement. In January 2006, Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez had his hopes of bringing in players born outside Northern Ireland – but who held a British passport – dashed. Irish FA chiefs told Sanchez he could only select players who have

2450-503: The capital, Helsinki . With Kotka , Kouvola is one of the capital centers and is the largest city in the Kymenlaakso region. The urban area of Kouvola in the city centre itself is home to about 47,000 people. The city covers an area of 2,883.30 square kilometres (1,113.25 sq mi) of which 325.06 km (125.51 sq mi) is water. The population density is 30.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (80/sq mi). Kouvola

2520-432: The chance to play for his birth nation by his club manager at Aston Villa due to the travelling distances and low standards of opposition, and successfully obtained citizenship in 1986 in order to play for England – but had no relevant British ancestry and could have represented any of the home nations. Players in the same situation today would only be allowed to represent the territory of their (grand)parent's birthplace as

2590-399: The city as much than those nearer the sea and specially those nearer the southwestern coasts of the Finnish side of Gulf of Finland . This also means that the summers are warmer due to it being further inland as the sea effect is making the summer temperatures slightly cooler in coastal areas. The average annual temperature is 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest ever recorded temperature in

2660-526: The city. The city of Kouvola has 78,514 inhabitants, making it the 12th most populous municipality in Finland. In Kouvola, 5.4% of the population has a foreign background, which is below to the national average. Population by mother tongue (2023) Kouvola is a monolingual Finnish-speaking municipality. There are 279 Swedish speakers in Kouvola, or 0.4% of the population. As English and Swedish are compulsory school subjects, functional bilingualism or trilingualism acquired through language studies

2730-616: The clause has been amended to refer to the Football Association's "territory" and not "country". The four associations met on 27 February 1993 at Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) released minutes from the meeting to the press. On the occasion of the meeting of the International Football Association Board on 27 February 1993 the four British associations ratified

2800-733: The eligibility criteria established by FIFA (International Association Football Federation), the sport's governing body, to facilitate the selection of representative teams for international competitions. Specifically, FIFA maintains and implements rules determining a player's eligibility to represent a particular national team in officially sanctioned international competitions and friendly matches. Traditionally, athlete eligibility has been tied to legal nationality, allowing players with multiple nationalities to represent more than one country, especially after naturalisation. However, national teams are organised by national football associations, not all of which are affiliated with FIFA. Some countries, like

2870-468: The following agreement, which came into force on 1 February 1993, on the criteria which should determine the eligibility of the player to be selected for one of the national teams of the British associations: David Johnson was a Jamaican international who had played four games for the Caribbean nation; his most recent game was a friendly against United States on 9 September 1999. He had previously played for

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2940-449: The four home associations it is not enough any more." The agreement is often erroneously thought to be a response to cases similar to Maik Taylor , who was born in Germany to an English father and chose to represent Northern Ireland at international level despite having no ties to the nation. Taylor was called up to Northern Ireland in 1998, five years after the 1993 (gentlemen's) agreement

3010-409: The fourth highest tier but has quickly risen to the second highest level, Ykkönen , where it is now playing. Kouvola also has a Palomäki Ski Jump Center , very close to the city, where young people and other sports enthusiasts can go to jump on a ski jump . Kouvola has humid continental climate ( Dfb ).The city has four distinct seasons, the amount of precipitation is relatively uniform throughout

3080-469: The future. Gareth Bale was asked about a possibility to play for England , being of English descent through his grandmother, but ultimately opted to represent Wales , his country of birth. In June 2009, FIFA Congress passed a motion that removed the age limit for players who had already played for a country's national team at youth level to change national associations. This ruling features in Article 18 of

3150-744: The governing body for rugby union , specifies that if a player has been legally adopted under the laws of the relevant country, descent is traced through the adoptive parent(s). This replacement also applies in cases where the player was not adopted, but one or both biological parents were themselves adopted. In September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch 3 years later if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g.

3220-541: The invaders from Brazil towards Europe, Asia and Africa then, in the 2014 or the 2018 World Cup, out of the 32 teams you will have 16 full of Brazilian players." The residency requirement for players lacking birth or ancestral connections with a specific country was extended from two to five years in May 2008 at FIFA's Congress as part of Blatter's efforts to preserve the integrity of competitions involving national teams. The relevant current FIFA statute, Article 7: Acquisition of

3290-526: The largest religious group with 69.2% of the population of Kouvola. Other religious groups accounted for 2.0% of the population. 28.8% of the population had no religious affiliation. Kouvola is twinned with: Jaala is only one does not form its own regional committee, but is part of the Kuusankoski regional committee. FIFA eligibility rules In association football , the FIFA eligibility rules are

3360-490: The latter at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups . Apostolos Giannou represented Greece in a friendly in 2015, before switching his allegiances to Australia , making his debut for the latter in March 2016. A FIFA Player's Status Committee is responsible for making such judgements. Under FIFA rules, eligibility by descent is strictly limited to biological descent; adoption is not considered at all. By contrast, World Rugby ,

3430-402: The loss has only deepened, so that at the end of the 2010s Kouvola was Finland's worst migration loss area. Natural demographics have also trended downward; in 2017, more than 450 more people died in the city than new ones were born. Currently, the population of Kouvola is decreasing annually by about 800 inhabitants. The reasons for the emigration are thought to be largely due to job losses in

3500-521: The men's football tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games , which also determines the 2016 Oceania Olympic Football qualifier, Deklan Wynne , who was born in South Africa and raised in New Zealand from early childhood, played in the semi-final for New Zealand, who won the match 3–0. After the game, a protest was lodged by their opponents Vanuatu , on the basis that Wynne was not an eligible player. As Wynne

3570-476: The new municipality of Kouvola. Kouvola has also assumed the slogan Kymijoen kaupunki (the town of Kymijoki ) previously used by Anjalankoski. Kouvola is the hometown of the Sudet sports club, which became Finnish champions in bandy six consecutive times, and they have a football team which is playing at the fourth highest level, Kolmonen , despite Sudet being one of the oldest football clubs in Finland. KooKoo

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3640-489: The option to switch allegiance to another nation. Fielding ineligible players can lead to sanctions, including the overturning of match results. Historically, it was possible for players to play for different national teams. For example, Alfredo Di Stéfano played for Argentina (1947) and Spain (1957–61). Di Stefano's Real Madrid teammate Ferenc Puskás also played for Spain after amassing 85 caps for Hungary earlier in his career. A third high-profile instance of

3710-455: The player is educated before the age of 18. The home nations have agreed to remove a clause that enables players to gain eligibility for one of the eight national teams due to residency. The FIFA statutes state that "Associations sharing a common nationality may make an agreement under which item (d) of par. 1 of this article is deleted completely or amended to specify a longer time limit". The clause removed is: (d) He has lived continuously on

3780-605: The previous year. Taylor was in the same situation as Johnson: he was born outside of the UK with one English parent. The Herald reported that "It is important to highlight, that under the agreement signed by the four British associations, the UK passport clause is only operative in the event that the player, his natural mother and father and his natural grandparents, are all born outside the United Kingdom". A Football Association of Wales (FAW) spokesman Cerri Stennett said that they were "extremely puzzled by this development" and they thought "he

3850-550: The region. The village of Kouvola has been inhabited since the Middle Ages, and it has belonged alternately to the churches of Hollola , Iitti and Valkeala . However, the actual development did not start until the 1870s when the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg line was built and Kouvola became a railway junction. Kouvola railroad built Kymin mill founder Axel Wilhelm Wahren railway administration by on application, on

3920-524: The reigning national champion in women's bandy. Sudet currently plays football in the Kolmonen (Fourth Division) and their home ground is at the Keskusurheilukenttä , Kouvola. The Club Chairman is Vesa Vainio. Sudet were originally established in Viipuri (Vyborg) on 13 December 1912 under the name Wiipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura (WB & JS). The name was changed in 1924 to Wiipurin Sudet. In 1940

3990-400: The relevant association; b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant association; c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the relevant association; d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant association. Under the criteria generally, it is possible for

4060-429: The station was 34.5 °C (94.1 °F), on July 28, 2010. The lowest ever recorded was −37.3 °C (−35.1 °F). The city has a significant rainfall throughout the year and even in the driest month the precipitation stays over 30 millimetres (1.2 in) a month. The average duration of sunshine per year is 1,658 hours. Kouvola Utti airport weather station has on average somewhat lower average temperatures than in

4130-598: The territory before the age of 10 for at least three years. FIFA also facilitates a reversal of a change request in certain specific circumstances. FIFA takes punitive action against teams that field ineligible players. In August 2011, FIFA expelled Syria from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification process following the appearance of George Mourad in a senior qualification match against Tajikistan . Mourad had made friendly match appearances for Sweden earlier in his career, but had not requested permission from FIFA to change national associations before playing for Syria. At

4200-443: The territory of the relevant Association for at least two years If the home nations' associations had chosen not to remove or alter the 'd' clause and instead use the default FIFA statute clauses, players with a home nation nationality would be able to transfer to a club in another home nation and be eligible for that national team after a period of two years (providing they have not been capped or played in an official competition for

4270-537: The women's bandy team of Sudet claimed the women's national championship for the first time. Sudet also made great progress at football and reached the semi-finals of the Finnish Championship in 1924, 1925, 1928 and 1929. They were promoted to the new Mestaruussarja at the end of the 1930 season. In total the club played 15 seasons in the Finnish Football Championship ( Mestaruussarja ) in 1931–38, 1940/41-46/47, 1948 and 1951. On 28 July 1940 Sudet won

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4340-411: The year. The driest season is spring. Summers are generally relatively warm as the city is considered to be one of the hottest cities in Finland as it has had the most days with "helle" (temperatures above 25 °C or 77 °F) since 2000. Winters are cold and long, colder than cities located in the coastal areas of Finland because of its location further inland, meaning the marine effect doesn't affect

4410-468: Was 2,609. Most foreign-born citizens came from the former Soviet Union , Estonia , Russia and Sweden . The relative share of immigrants in Kouvola's population is below to the national average. However, the city's new residents are increasingly of foreign origin. This will increase the proportion of foreign residents in the coming years. In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was

4480-544: Was 20 years old, it was impossible for him to have already lived in New Zealand for five years after the age of 18. This protest was upheld by the Oceania Football Confederation , resulting in New Zealand being disqualified and Vanuatu taking their place in the final. During the 2018 World Cup qualifiers Bolivia fielded Paraguayan ‑born Nelson David Cabrera (who had also played for Paraguay) in two matches—against Peru on 1 September 2016 (the match

4550-644: Was a lot of media speculation in Scotland about the possibility of Frenchman Didier Agathe and Italian Lorenzo Amoruso playing for Scotland. Berti Vogts , the German head coach of Scotland, appeared to be in favour of fielding the players. Scotland's playing captain Christian Dailly felt differently, telling the Daily Record newspaper that "I don't care if they call in Zinedine Zidane . I would rather lose with

4620-404: Was eligible to play for any of the four home countries and that's why Lawrie McMenemy wanted him for Northern Ireland as well." Stennett stated that FIFA gave clearance to Johnson switch allegiance to Wales' national squad and "he was on the substitute's bench for a match." Under Lawrie McMenemy 's stewardship, Northern Ireland went through a phase of trying to call up players who had no links to

4690-557: Was established in 1960. Kouvola was annexed to Viipuri Province in 1922–1945 but in 1940 and 1944, most of Viipuri County was ceded to the Soviet Union , and the remaining areas were formed into Kymi Province in 1945. Kouvola had also become an administrative center; As the capital of Kymen County, it operated from 1955 until the 1997 county reform. In January 2009, the six municipalities of Kouvola, Kuusankoski , Elimäki , Anjalankoski , Valkeala and Jaala were consolidated, forming

4760-503: Was in place. The agreement was not applied when Taylor was called up by the IFA, possibly because in his case, neither the FA, SFA nor FAW was interested in capping him, unlike e.g. David Johnson (below) and so raised no objection. Taylor was eligible to play for Northern Ireland due to FIFA regulations allowing him to. The relevant statute of the time read: "Any player who is a naturalised citizen of

4830-429: Was ratified by FIFA . In 1990, Nigel Spackman wanted to be called up by Scotland during his time at Rangers F.C. through his Scottish grandfather. However at the time, the four British Associations did not choose to accept players without parents pertaining to the nation. The Herald reported that "until recently that would have been enough to give him qualification to play for Scotland. But under an agreement by

4900-459: Was won 2–0 by Bolivia) and against Chile on 6 September 2016 (the match finished in a scoreless draw). Cabrera was subsequently found to be ineligible by FIFA, which resulted in the awarding of 3–0 wins for Bolivia's opponents, affecting the final standings in the table and contributing to Peru's qualification for the World Cup at the expense of Chile. There are 25 FIFA member associations that share

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