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Absolutely they do, but not to the extent that the US and Canada do. Canada apparently has the largest yearly immigration rate of any large country. In Canada, only 23% of respondents in the 2006 census declared themselves exclusively Canadian. Another 17% declared themselves something else, and...

Right now, there's no stopping any of those, or #4, playing in foreign league for 3-5 years. You really can't tighten all the loopholes, but really just get rid of the one where there's the clearest exploitation... parachuting in an established, uncapped player. With most players, they are...

FIFA already picks and chooses about citizenship. If I'm a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, why should I have to choose only one if my citizenship is equal? Maybe Canada needs me more... but lets say there's a new coach, and he's an asshole, and they release me from the team, why...

To me, eligibility should be limited to actual citizenship. Either you play where you were born/have original citizenship, or the citizenship of a direct living relative (ie: Parent, Grandparent). Situations like Amauri, Jonathan De Guzman, Roger Guerreiro or Alessandro dos Santos should not...

Pretty much. He's definitely Italian as well as American. Its like Klose and Podolski for Germany. Yes, they were born in Poland, but that part of Poland (Silesia) is historically German. Why should they have to play for Poland? Rossi's parents are Italian immigrants, and he held dual...