5 Great Footballers Who Could Be Playing For England

5. Edu Gasper (Brazil)

The former Brazilian midfielder was rumoured to be quite keen to represent England. He had obtained a British passport and was reportedly on the radar of then manager Sven Goran Eriksson.

However, Brazil came sniffing and he made his debut for them in 2004. Meanwhile, he was being crowned an 'Invincible' for Arsenal as part of arguably the best team in British football history. Furthermore, he won the 2004 Copa America and 2005 Confederations Cup with Brazil.

Although he is far from a legend of Brazilian or English football, Edu was a winner. He played the the beautiful game with a winning mentality, hence the fact that he won trophies. Despite only achieving 15 caps for Brazil, he won more in those 15 caps than Wayne Rooney has in over 100. Telling.