Could Kewell have played for England?  Plus; the bravest
footballers ever; and 149-0 - a world-record score? Harry Kewell
Kewell: Australian through and through. Photograph: Clive
Brunskill/Getty.  "I know that you've covered why Ryan Giggs
couldn't play for England in the past, but I was wondering if it
was true that Harry Kewell could have worn the three lions?"
asks Leo Martin.  Unlike Giggsy, it turns out that Harry Kewell
could have played for England, despite his Australian
upbringing. Thanks to his father Rod being born in England, the
fact that Harry himself was born in Sydney's western suburbs,
where he also grew up, would not have hampered his English
eligibility. Playing for the Socceroos against Iran in a World
Cup qualifying play-off at the age of 17, however, did.  Having
been invited to train with Leeds as a 15-year-old, Kewell flew
to England and was able to stay with relatives as he soon made
an impact at Elland Road, earning a first-team debut at the age
of 16. But while voices behind the sc