{"id":349401,"date":"2011-03-30T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/30\/ive-got-love-for-england-ghana-but-i-cant-play-for-both-danny-welbeck-defends-international-allegiance-decision\/"},"modified":"2011-03-30T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T09:47:00","slug":"ive-got-love-for-england-ghana-but-i-cant-play-for-both-danny-welbeck-defends-international-allegiance-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/30\/ive-got-love-for-england-ghana-but-i-cant-play-for-both-danny-welbeck-defends-international-allegiance-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve got love for England &#038; Ghana but I can&#8217;t play for both &#8211; Danny Welbeck defends international allegiance decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Adithya Ananth<\/h3>\n<h4>30 Mar 2011 10:47:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"68.428912783751\">\n<div readability=\"18.961538461538\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL, Danny Welbeck, Sunderland (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/88bade25127262_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>EPL, Danny Welbeck, Sunderland (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"30.489123269611\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/24844\/danny-welbeck\/national\">Danny Welbeck<\/a> has admitted that he has a soft spot for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/ghana\/657\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> but insists that he was always going to pledge his allegiance to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/16\/england\">England<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The young forward had the chance to represent the African nation as well, but instead chose to play for the Three Lions having represented them at various youth levels.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunderland hitman, on a season-long loan from Manchester United, made his debut for the senior side during Tuesday&#8217;s 1-1 draw with Ghana at Wembley and was roundly booed by the away fans as he came on late in the second half. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a bittersweet moment,&#8221; Welbeck said, according to <em>Sky Sports<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve got love for both countries but I can\u2019t play for both. It\u2019s just meant to be. I can\u2019t make everyone happy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I kind of understand that but I can\u2019t make everyone happy. I\u2019ve been playing for England at every single youth team level so it\u2019s like a natural progression into the seniors and I\u2019m obviously delighted with my progress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Welbeck&#8217;s team-mate at club level, Asamoah Gyan, maintained that the boos that met the youngster upon his arrival were tactical rather than vindictive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They the fans do love him but in football sometimes the fans try to frustrate you,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This morning the first text message I received was from Danny Welbeck because I tried to speak with him for about six months and I think he took his decision and I do respect the decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/88bade25127262_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/3378\/international-friendlies\/2011\/03\/30\/2417995\/ive-got-love-for-england-ghana-but-i-cant-play-for-both\" title=\"I've got love for England &amp; Ghana but I can't play for both - 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