If England had included our boy below, who knows?

[Matt Damon]

Mikel's getting married in two weeks.

Why would he put himself in that knocking shop that is the England team?

He deserves better imho

* reference John Terry, Cashley Cole and Steven Gerrard's recent rumours.

 

[Philw]

I wouldn't want Arteta to play for England, it shouldn't even be allowed. Just because he has lived here for 5 years doesn't give him the right to play for our national side. This is becoming more popular and quite a few nations have many foreigners in their team, like Germany. If this continues internationals will just be league sides playing each other, e.g. Bundeliga v La Liga.

A million times this. He's Spanish godammit and Cudicini is, and always will be Italian!

Mikel Arteta deserves to play for a better national side than England

Also this. Which makes me sad.