Jermaine Pennant: I've given up on England and want to play for the Republic of Ireland!

08 March 2011 18:05
Jermaine Pennant has sensationally revealed that he is eligible for the Republic of Ireland and would like to represent the country after giving up on an England call-up.[LNB]The controversial Stoke City winger, who has an Irish grandfather, has already contacted the Football Association of Ireland via his agent about the possibility of switching his allegiance and is waiting to hear back from them.[LNB]Pennant said the FAI had approached him before about playing for Ireland but he turned down the offer as he still had high hopes at the time that he might still win his first senior cap for England.[LNB] Going green: Stoke wingerJermaine Pennant says he qualifies for the Republic through his Irish grandfather[LNB]The Nottingham-born player made 24 appearances for the England Under-21s but admits it is now extremely unlikely he will step up to the senior side at the age of 28.[LNB]His decision to want to represent Ireland is fuelled by a desire to want to play international football.[LNB]Pennant is excited about the possibility of playing at the 2014 World Cup and is hoping the FAI take his comments seriously by sending scouts to watch him for Stoke in the Barclays Premier League.[LNB]The former Arsenal and Liverpool player said: 'I'm 28, I'm not getting any younger and I'd like to play international football, whether it's with England or Ireland.[LNB]'I'd love to play for England but it's just never happened. I don't think it's going to happen, not because of my ability, but maybe misdemeanours in the past that have put that to a halt.[LNB]'They're looking at younger, up-and-coming talent which is great for England. Who's to say that Ireland can't get to the next World Cup? If I could be a part of that with Ireland, that would be great.[LNB]'If I've got a chance to play international football with Ireland, I'm going to take it with both hands. They've asked previously and I said 'I want to try and play for England', but I never closed the door on it.[LNB] Return: Pennant joined Stoke last summer from Real Zaragoza in a ?2million deal after initially moving on loan[LNB]'I actually looked into it and texted my agent. I think he's contacted them to say 'he's eligible to play and he's interested', so we'll see what happens.[LNB]'Now they know that I'm interested, maybe they'll start watching me in games. You can't just click your fingers and say 'pick me for the team'. You've got to be playing well for your club before you play for any country.'[LNB]If Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni was serious about selecting Pennant it would be a controversial decision.[LNB]Pennant was sentenced to 90 days in prison for crashing his Mercedes into a lamp post in Aylesbury when he was at Birmingham City, eventually serving 30 days in 2004. [LNB]He was already serving a 16-month driving ban and identified himself as his friend Ashley Cole when he was first arrested.[LNB]When he returned to Birmingham, the winger had to wear an electronic tag at all times, including while on the pitch.[LNB]In 2008, his father, Gary, was convicted of drug dealing and sentenced to four years in prison.[LNB] Fined: Pennant recently was embroiled in controversy after supposedly dumping his Porsche at a train station[LNB]Most recently, Pennant, who signed for Stoke permanently in a ?2m deal from Real Zaragoza after initially joining Tony Pulis' side on loan last summer, had to pay ?400 in parking charges after dumping his Porsche at a railway station in Spain.[LNB]Although he claimed the episode had been 'blown out of proportion' and said: 'I left it there for three weeks and my friend went to pick it up for me.[LNB]'The Spanish press wrote that I left it there for five months and they also said the club [Real Zaragoza] contacted me to tell me that the Porsche was at the station.[LNB]'When I replied saying ''no it's not, my friend has picked it up', they put in the papers that I'd replied 'oh, I didn't know I had a Porsche.'So the English press have run it off the Spanish press and now it's blown out of all proportion.[LNB]#status .menubutton I {_width: 90%}.fixupstyles {PADDING-RIGHT: 8px! 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