All Rhodes lead to Scotland for Jordan

Jordan Rhodes is Scottish at heart (Getty Images)

Scotland newcomer Jordan Rhodes insists his international allegiance is not an issue as he revels in his call-up from the Under-21s to Craig Levein's squad for Friday's friendly in Cyprus.

The English-born Huddersfield striker, whose father Andy kept goal for Dunfermline and Airdrie, qualifies for Scotland through the five-year schooling rule. But he said: "I have always felt Scottish. When the ruling wasn't around, two years ago, I was always searching the family tree trying to find a way to get in the Scotland team."

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