10 famous players who switched national teams

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7) Kevin-Prince Boateng

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Kevin Prince Boateng

Boateng currently plays for Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga, having formerly played for Italian giants AC Milan, Tottenham, Portsmouth and a loan spell with Borussia dortmund. The 26 year old box-to-box midfielder Wedding, Berlin, Germany to a Ghanaian father and German mother. After representing Germany in every age category from Under 15s to Under 21s, it came as a shock when Boateng revealed that he was defecting from the German team to play internationally for Ghana, his father’s country. This came after persistent clashes with the German DFB, technical staff and then Technical Director Matthias Sammer. He waited a year for clearance from FIFA, and when it came, immediately switched to playing for Ghana. His choice allegedly caused a rift between him and his brother Jerome, who chose to play for the German national team.

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