{"id":291292,"date":"2023-09-25T22:35:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291292"},"modified":"2023-09-25T22:35:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:35:25","slug":"elliot-anderson-waits-to-decide-on-international-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/elliot-anderson-waits-to-decide-on-international-allegiance\/","title":{"rendered":"Elliot Anderson waits to decide on international allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Elliot Anderson leaves England and Scotland FA&#8217;s waiting for allegiance decision as the Newcastle youngster reveals no choice has been made yet<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Elliot Anderson is still undecided over which national team he wants to represent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The highly-rated Newcastle midfielder has formerly been called up by Scotland<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England are waiting on a firm decision from Elliot Anderson over his international loyalties. Anderson, who has made seven appearances for Newcastle this season, drew praise for his display during Sunday\u2019s 8-0 drubbing at Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland called him up for a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus and the friendly defeat by England, but the midfielder, 20, withdrew from the squad.\u00a0An appearance against Cyprus would have cemented Whitley Bay-born Anderson\u2019s allegiance to Scotland, as he has represented them at four different age groups.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>English FA bosses had been under the impression that Anderson, who briefly turned out for England\u2019s Under 19s two years ago, would commit his future to Scotland, a country he qualifies for through his grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>But Anderson revealed that no decision had been made following his withdrawal, which re-opened the door for further talks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sheffield United are facing an FA fine for missiles thrown from the stands at Newcastle players after Sven Botman scored the third on Sunday afternoon. Anderson was struck on the foot by a bottle<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/23\/75825453-12559533-England_are_waiting_on_a_firm_decision_from_Elliot_Anderson_righ-a-73_1695679733863.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England are waiting on a firm decision from Elliot Anderson (right) over his international loyalties, with the Newcastle midfielder having previously been called up by Scotland\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/23\/75825455-12559533-The_Newcastle_midfielder_has_previously_been_called_up_by_Scotla-a-75_1695679841365.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anderson, 20, has caught the eye at St James&#8217; Park so far this season and performed superbly during Newcastle&#8217;s 8-0 hammering of Sheffield United in the Premier League last weekend<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12559533\/Elliot-Anderson-England-Scotland-Newcastle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elliot Anderson leaves England and Scotland FA&#8217;s waiting for allegiance decision as the Newcastle youngster reveals no choice has been made yet Elliot Anderson is still undecided over which national team he wants to represent The highly-rated Newcastle midfielder has formerly been called up by Scotland Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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