Only English-born players in team is unrealistic - Dyke


England's Jack Wilshere leaves after a news conference, ahead of their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Montenegro at the St George's Park training complex near Burton upon Trent, October 8, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

LONDON (Reuters) - Jack Wilshere's belief that only English-born players should turn out for the national side was branded as "a bit extreme" by FA Chairman Greg Dyke on Wednesday.

Arsenal midfielder Wilshere has criticised the fact Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj, who was born in Belgium to Kosovar-Albanian parents, could, under FIFA rules, eventually represent England through residency.

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