Allardyce open to selecting foreign-born players for England

Britain Football Soccer - England - Sam Allardyce Press Conference - St. George?s Park - 29/8/16 England manager Sam Allardyce during the press conference Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

(Reuters) - England manager Sam Allardyce is keen to the leave the door open for foreign-born players to enter the national team set-up and has told British media he would have no problem picking a player who qualified only through residency.

Allardyce had earlier revealed he had hoped to call up Steven N'Zonzi, who has lived in England for six years, but his attempts were thwarted by FIFA because the Sevilla midfielder is ineligible after featuring for the France under 21 side.