MIKEL ARTETA CAN NOT PLAY FOR ENGLAND.

Mikel Arteta the talented Spanish midfielder who has played many years in england with Everton, was approached by Fabio Capello whether he would like to play for England. he is a good footballer and experienced one, as he played in the Real Socidad side as well as Barcelona. he is Evertons free kick specialist and corner taker.He is in the Cesc Fabregas class.

The problem has arisen as Arteta has a spanish passport, and would have to apply for a English passport. But the problem is that he has broken F.i.f.A rule 18.A.1 That says if a footballer has played for a country in any competition he can not play for another country. Here Mikel Arteta has played for Spain in the under 16 and under 18 championship.So he is not eligible to play for England.