Mo Farah says he is proud to run for England in response to Jack Wilshere's comments about home-grown players Double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah has hit back at Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere's comment that only English people should play football for England. The 5,000m and 10,000m champion, who was born in Somalia, told ITV's The Agenda programme that he was "very proud" to run for England. Farah, 30, moved to Hounslow, west London, when he was eight, as Somalia became riven by civil war. He is a long-time Arsenal fan. "It's where I grew up, it's where I went to school," Farah said. I don't know anything but England. When I run for my country I'm very proud, and as long as you do that and make your country proud that's what really matters. Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj could play for England from 2018 under Fifa's five-year residency requirement, as he has yet to commit to another country. Midfielder Januzaj, 18, is eligible for Belgium, Serbia, Albania and Turkey. Wilshere, 21, the Arsenal and England midfielder, said: "If you live in England for five years it doesn't make you English. The only people who should play for England are English people. If I went to Spain and lived there for five years, I'm not going to play for Spain. Wilshere has since denied he was talking about Januzaj.