Mason Greenwood Chooses To Represent Jamaica Over England

The Football Association has officially announced that Mason Greenwood will be transferring his international allegiance from England to Jamaica.

Greenwood is attempting to resurrect his career at Marseille after leaving Manchester United last year.

He was suspended following charges of attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and controlling and coercive behavior three years ago.

The charges were later dropped due to the withdrawal of key witnesses and the announcement that “new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.”

The 23-year-old has only been capped once by England in September 2020 and former manager Gareth Southgate had played down the possibility of a recall after the charges were dropped.

Thomas Tuchel is scheduled to announce his first England squad on March 14, but Greenwood will not be considered for selection. He is currently finalizing his registration with Jamaica, the country of his father’s birth.

Speaking at the unveiling of the FA’s strategy spanning 2024-28, chief executive Mark Bullingham said, “So my understanding and I’d have to double-check my understanding, is he’s asked to switch.

“That’s happened formally, so he wouldn’t be able to [play for England in the future] because you can only switch once.”

Asked whether Greenwood had been told he had no future with England, Bullingham said, “No, we actually didn’t have that communication. I know people asked Gareth about him, and Gareth was upfront in that he hadn’t been in his thinking because he hadn’t been performing at that level, so I’m not aware of any communication we had with him.

“I don’t think there was ever a request or anything like that. It just wasn’t one we got to, so it’s a personal decision by him.”

Greenwood initially departed United on loan to Getafe, where he scored 10 goals across 36 appearances.

Following this, he joined Marseille and has had an impressive campaign, scoring 15 goals in 24 Ligue 1 matches.

He has been linked with a potential summer transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.