Cy Goddard bravely turned down England and represented Japan’s Under-16s after being called up in 2013 – despite not knowing the language The Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder grew up in south London and now takes Japanese lessons twice a week after training sessions The 17-year-old has been on Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund’s radar and hopes to represent Japan at a major tournament in the near future Goddard reveals it’s not uncommon for youth players eligible to look elsewhere to snub England as the Three Lions aren’t particularly admired Belgium’s Adnan Januzaj, Nigeria’s Victor Moses and Germany’s Lewis Holtby are among others that could have represented England