The game of football is very amazing that it allow things like blood brothers to play for two different countries. It is no longer new that a player is eligible to play for any country if his mother is from there or father comes from there or he was born there. It is also possible for a player to play for another country if he nationalise himself as a citizen of a particular country. Below are five brothers who play football for different countries.
1. Rafinha and Thiago Alcantara
Rafinha Alcantara and Thiago Alcantara are brothers from same parents. They both decided to play for different countries for reasons best known to them. Thiago Alcantara however is a Spanish player and the captain of the team. He is currently a special member of the Liverpool football club. On the other hand, Rafinha plays for Brazil and he was a special member of Barcelona team sometimes 2016 with his brother Thiago. The funny thing about them is that their father was a world cup winner.
2.Granit and Taulant Xhaka
The Arsenal man plays for Switzerland while his brother Taulant Xhaka plays for Albania. The two brother played for the Swiss team as youth before they decided to go their separate ways.
3. Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng
Jerome Boateng and Kevin Prince Boateng are half brothers with a world cup record no one has been able to break yet. They are the only two brothers to play against one another twice in the history of the competition. Jerome is a German player while Prince plays for the Ghanaian team.
4. Paul Pogba and Mathias Pogba
Paul Pogba is a world cup winner and a great midfielder at Manchester united football club. He is by origin from Africa but decided to dedicate his career to the French national team. His brother Mathias Pogba plays for Guinea as a professional footballer.
5. Christian and Max Vieri
Christian Vieri is an Italian legend. He was once the highest goal scorer in the world cup and his brother, Max Vieri plays for the Australian national team. He is lesser known compared to his brother Christian who had a great career at Inter Milan.
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