Re: 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:47 pm
I used to use "first-gen" and "second-gen" as you do, and have changed over time because the other usage is more common here.
Back to soccer & nationality - what do you think of all the cases of brothers playing for different countries? The Boateng brothers are half Ghanaian & half German, both born in Berlin, but chose to represent one country each, and ended up playing vs each other in the 2014 WC. At least two members of the current French team had full siblings who played for other countries in the qualifying cycle, and I believe more of them had half siblings who did the same. I think Europe & Africa are more comfortable with split loyalties than we are.
Back to soccer & nationality - what do you think of all the cases of brothers playing for different countries? The Boateng brothers are half Ghanaian & half German, both born in Berlin, but chose to represent one country each, and ended up playing vs each other in the 2014 WC. At least two members of the current French team had full siblings who played for other countries in the qualifying cycle, and I believe more of them had half siblings who did the same. I think Europe & Africa are more comfortable with split loyalties than we are.