I've noticed that when talking about national teams the BBC has started to refer to things like "the England team" and "the England player" to get around the po

I've noticed that when talking about national teams the BBC has started to refer to things like "the England team" and "the England player" to get around the potential controversy of calling someone "English". And I don't say that to disagree - I think that's probably a better formulation given the relatively recent global freedom of movement, and lack of control that young sportspeople have over where their parents bring them to live.