World Cup - England ready to raid Germany

Eurosport - Mon, 02 Nov 11:19:00 2009

Fabio Capello is plotting World Cup glory for England and he is leaving no stone unturned in a bid to turn that dream into a reality.

2006 Germany Under-21 Aaron Hunt - 0

Having banned the World Cup song for fear of it distracting the players, Capello is turning his attentions to bolstering his ranks and a player born and raised in Germany is rumoured to have crossed his radar.

Aaron Hunt, who has represented Germany at youth levels, is making waves in the Bundesliga for Werder Bremen.

Hunt scored both goals to rescue Werder at the weekend and the Daily Mail is claiming he is the subject of enquiries from England.

The forward qualifies for England by virtue of having an English mother and the 23-year-old could switch allegiance as he has not yet earned a full cap for Germany.

The Mail headline 'Revealed, the German striking ace England are out to pinch' certainly catches the eye.

But whether it has much substance is up for debate as Germany name their squad for friendlies against Chile and Ivory Coast later this month and Werder coach Thomas Schaaf feels his charge is good enough to figure.

"If you think about some of the names who are being considered for the German national team, then Aaron surely deserves to get a chance. He is in very good physical condition at the moment," said Schaaf.

"I don't want to say he belongs in the national team, but if he continues to play so consistently then he could be an option.

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    urmm okayy england must be getting desperate buying­ german players!
    we will never win the world cup with or­ without germans

    From bengrose86, on Mon 2 Nov 7:57PM

  2. aaron hunt is a good striker, but if he can't speak­ english, he shouldn't play for england

    From markbirchmore, on Mon 2 Nov 7:54PM

  3. Ich hoffe, dass er sich auf jeden Fall für Deutschland­ entscheiden wird. Wenn er schon selbst sagt, dass er­ sich bei Werder Bremen gut aufgehoben fühlt und auch­ sportlich dort aufblüht wird er wohl auch für­ Deutschland spielen. Angeblich ist seine­ Vertragsverlängerung auch nur noch Formsache.

    From tom.paschert, on Mon 2 Nov 7:39PM

  4. Owen Hargreaves first language is ENGLISH - He is­ Canadian! He lived in germany long enough to learn the­ language for sure but its not his first language!

    From terrybaines673, on Mon 2 Nov 7:09PM

  5. Aaron - go where your wallet leads you.

    From Feltorange, on Mon 2 Nov 7:06PM

  6. LOL! Good luck to 'em!

    From JamesB, on Mon 2 Nov 6:55PM
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    Guys what is all the fuss about. Owen Hargreaves 1st­ language is German!!!

    From stephen, on Mon 2 Nov 6:51PM

  8. i think there is still a lot of top players in england­ that have not yet been capped let the new young players­ that are 100% english get a chance

    From shaun w, on Mon 2 Nov 6:41PM

  9. It depends really. The english national team is better­ than the german national team however Germany often see­ to get easier routes to the final. Who would be more­ successful? I don't know? But he should certantly­ go for the team who he thinks will be more successful.

    From sean5500, on Mon 2 Nov 6:35PM

  10. Not good enough for the fatherland,england might get­ beyond the quarters with him in the side! don't­ blow your chance

    From ubermensch, on Mon 2 Nov 6:23PM

  11. Aaron Hunt, yes very Germsn!
    Get a life Eurosports, or­ at least a decent story.

    From cameron w, on Mon 2 Nov 6:21PM

  12. 107 I doubt it roy keane hates the english

    From CRAIG, on Mon 2 Nov 6:14PM

  13. This must NEVER happen! The whole point of­ international football is nation v nation. It's­ outrageous enough that we don't have an English­ manager, but a foreign player is way over the line.­ It's not racist, it's not bigoted, it's­ simply stating the obvious. Bad enough that the English­ premier league already tolerates a completely foreign­ Arsenal team...

    From davidrees136, on Mon 2 Nov 6:13PM

  14. This is a tough decision for anyone! I think if he has­ played already as a German national he should stay with­ the Germans. It makes us look desperate steeling German­ players!

    From JAMES, on Mon 2 Nov 6:01PM

  15. Post 67 Shanenorth ..re-your question.the answer could­ be yes. on the other hand, his grandfather on his­ mothers side could also have been dropping bombs on­ germany,but why bring this up on a sports artical. if­ you want to talk about politics go over to a political­ blog, there are many of them..as it so happens, my son­ also carries dual blood inhis veins,, German and­ English. and if he had become a footballer, which­ unfortunately he did'nt, especially now with what­ they are earning. I would have been happy for him to­ have played for whichever of the two countries picked­ him. I myself would still wish an England win, ...

    From arsnic, on Mon 2 Nov 5:57PM

  16. comment 106 ,No. What you call a goal keeper is Shay­ Given

    From Humza, on Mon 2 Nov 5:54PM

  17. WHAT?

    From chilton826, on Mon 2 Nov 5:48PM
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    @104 a u ***in $hi*** me or wat? our defence is what­ lets us donw? excuse me the best player in the team(and­ thats another reason y he is a captain) is a centreback­ u idiot and he is the best centreback in the world if u­ didnt know his name is john terry and if u want i cud­ name u about 10 defenders who would be good enough for­ the national team anyday, and i think that all 4­ defenders in the team at the moment are world class and­ there is no doubt about it.

    From andreysizemin, on Mon 2 Nov 5:47PM

  19. comment 105 , he already has it..

    From Mark, on Mon 2 Nov 5:44PM
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    Ich Bien Ien Berliner!!!

    From scatchmo3, on Mon 2 Nov 5:32PM
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