..Now Imagine if this was to happen to our football..Some love searching and trying to tempt players who have Trinbagonian heritage to play for us, knowing very well they had no desire or intentions of playing for T&T..
French idol Tyrone Mears wants to play for England
By Neil Mcleman 28/03/2009
Tyrone Mears has declared himself available for England despite playing a friendly for Jamaica last month.
The Stockport-born defender is proving a hit on a year's loan from Derby to French giants Marseille, scoring the goal to take them through to the last eight of the UEFA Cup last week.
But after suffering a serious knee injury last year, the son of Jamaican parents agreed to play for John Barnes' Reggae Boyz in a friendly international at the New Den last month to gain match practice.
Now, with Marseille second in the League and with the Champions League beckoning, the 26-year-old full-back wants to play for the land of his birth. "It is a funny situation with Jamaica," said the former Preston and West Ham player. "I played one friendly game for them because I wasn't playing and I needed a game. "But I can still play for England and I still want to play for England. I am hoping I can have a good end to the season and we'll see what happens."
Recommended to Marseille by Kevin Keegan, Mears did not make his debut until mid-January because of his knee but is now holding down a regular place.
In the last fortnight he has tasted victory in the historic PSG-Marseille big match rivalry in Paris, before knocking out Ajax in the Amsterdam Arena.
"Playing in the play-off final for Derby was quite a big game but these two matches have definitely been the biggest I have ever played in," Mears said.
"I didn't know how big the game against Paris was - the atmosphere was amazing. I hope to play in a few more big games now."
