i didnt grow up with an australian culture i grew up with an italian one
in my home i spoke italian with my parents and did italian things
to you it might sound stupid, or whatever but in reality there is a big difference here in aus with growing up italian and growing up australian, most immigrants brought a piece of there country here and kept it within the family
as im sure most first generation or second generation family's did over there in the us.
i didnt grow up with an australian culture i grew up with an italian one
in my home i spoke italian with my parents and did italian things
to you it might sound stupid, or whatever but in reality there is a big difference here in aus with growing up italian and growing up australian, most immigrants brought a piece of there country here and kept it within the family
as im sure most first generation or second generation family's did over there in the us.
I disagree, I think Balotelli should play for Italy and Zarate for Argentina. I think it should be the player's decision as to which country they feel they represent. Balotelli has said before that he feels like an Italian because he was raised and learned to play football in Italy, IMO he has more of a right than Zarate just because of his Italian mother. This bloodline argument is stupid.
that is my arguement here, for me Andy Driver has no Scottish blood but has went to school here,his friends are all Scottish, his family is all in Scotland and he feels Scottish.
yet someone like Don Hutchison,Matt Elliot,Liam Fox,etc are all more eligible to play for Scotland simply because they had a Scottish granparent. it is bullshit
Actually I don't think this is a ridiculous question at all, I have heard that some players who play for wealthier countries get payed per appearance but I have heard only little about it. I think most countries don't pay tho
That's basically my whole view of the debate about supporting a national team other than yours. At a club a player gets a salary, with a national team you are representing your country.
Players at national teams don't get paid just like that, they do sometimes get bonus money for some achievements.
The issue of nationality is treated differently by people of different countries. It depends on which country you are from, what country you (your parents) immigrated to and how you were brought up in that country. My brother was born, brought up in the U.A.E.. But he feels as Arab as Osama bin Laden feels American. Maybe if he was born in the U.S. he would have felt differently... There can be no hard and fast rule for this, because its impossible. And you can't force somebody to feel some other way.
The issue of nationality is treated differently by people of different countries. It depends on which country you are from, what country you (your parents) immigrated to and how you were brought up in that country. My brother was born, brought up in the U.A.E.. But he feels as Arab as Osama bin Laden feels American. Maybe if he was born in the U.S. he would have felt differently... There can be no hard and fast rule for this, because its impossible. And you can't force somebody to feel some other way.
The issue of nationality is treated differently by people of different countries. It depends on which country you are from, what country you (your parents) immigrated to and how you were brought up in that country. My brother was born, brought up in the U.A.E.. But he feels as Arab as Osama bin Laden feels American. Maybe if he was born in the U.S. he would have felt differently... There can be no hard and fast rule for this, because its impossible. And you can't force somebody to feel some other way.
My brother was born and raised in Glasgow, i was born in Libya but my family moved to Glasgow when i was 7 months old. I was raised there until i was 8, then i lived in Malaysia for 3 years and then we moved to the UAE and i've now been here for 10 years.
If me and my brother were footballers, whom should we represent?
My brother was born and raised in Glasgow, i was born in Libya but my family moved to Glasgow when i was 7 months old. I was raised there until i was 8, then i lived in Malaysia for 3 years and then we moved to the UAE and i've now been here for 10 years.
If me and my brother were footballers, whom should we represent?