La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Elia Caprile’s application for Albanian citizenship has been accepted. However, the goalkeeper has never lived in Albania and has no Albanian parent or grandparent, while his partner’s nationality is insufficient even in the event of marriage, so a call-up by Albania is not currently imminent under FIFA rules.
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