Republic of Ireland: Ex-England star admits he wishes he had played for Ireland

Trevor Sinclair played 12 times for England at senior level between 2001 and 2003, and he was part of the squad that reached the Football World Cup 2002 quarter-final. However, the former West Ham United winger could have been facing out for another national team at that tournament. Sinclair was qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through his mother, who was from Sligo.

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Sinclair reserved strong links to Ireland and said that if the Boys in Green had approached him before England, the country of his birth, he would have chosen for Ireland. My mum passed away 10 years ago and it’s somewhat that we try and do just like a family, Sinclair, who was born in London and grew up in Manchester, told Off the Ball back in 2017.

We’ve got family in Boyle and we also love going to Dublin, I love the environment there. I truly played against Ireland for England Under-21s. And I kind of thought perhaps chose the wrong national team. Because after the game, we’d beaten Ireland 2-1, in the players’ lounge you’ve got uncles, cousins, grandmother.

The lads truly left me behind! I was enjoying the company and talking to all the different people so much that I didn’t even realize that the team had left, the coach had gone, and the flight had left. I ended up waiting in Dublin that night. Great times and I’ve always loved going to Ireland. Sinclair went on to say that Jack Charlton, Ireland manager between 1986 and 1995, struggled to get him to join up with the Boys in Green for the Football World Cup 1994.

Sinclair, however, was unable to switch commitment as FIFA rules meant players could not switch countries after representative another nation at the Under-21 level. The former Manchester City winger joked that Ireland was trapped with Jason McAteer instead. McAteer went on to score some well-known goals for Ireland, while Sinclair played for England at the Football World Cup 2002, so it worked out well for all gatherings.

If Ireland had come to me first, I absolutely would have gone for Ireland. I certainly had a relationship with Ireland. We were carried up that way, Sinclair said. There was an inquiry from Jack just before the Football World Cup 1994. I’d had half a season at QPR and there was a review that came in from Ireland to see if I was accessible for the full team. Inappropriately, that ship had sailed. But I’m sure if I had got that chance to play with the greats like Paul McGrath and Chris Hughton, I would have definitely jumped at it.

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