[Vinícius]

Does anybody know if Zidane considered playing for Algeria after he played for the first time for France in 1994 - I guess so? Or the idea wasnt even mentioned by him?

[gaijin]

No, he didn't.

He's French. Born and raised in Marseille. Enough said.

[EstebanGranero23]

Yea, but he admits hes originally Algerian. He doenst speak Arabic or Berberi tho.

[Nanbawan]

Originally Posted by syrianfootballer23

Yea, but he admits hes originally Algerian.

He has Algerian origins rather...

[Ballon d'or]

Originally Posted by syrianfootballer23

Yea, but he admits hes originally Algerian. He doenst speak Arabic or Berberi tho.

Well of course he admits he has algerian origins...cause it's true lol.
By the way this isn't the same as being originally algerian.

[EstebanGranero23]

So my parnets came to the US and I was born and raised there, that makes me American with Syrian origin???

[Nanbawan]

Originally Posted by syrianfootballer23

So my parnets came to the US and I was born and raised there, that makes me American with Syrian origin???

I'd say yes, sounds objective. It's a notion that will get fuzzy after several generations though. Anyway, having players with immigrant origins isn't really new in France ; there are so many examples like Platini, Kopa, Fernandez, etc...

[Ballon d'or]

Originally Posted by syrianfootballer23

So my parnets came to the US and I was born and raised there, that makes me American with Syrian origin???

Yes.
If you had said you were originally from Syria, that would mean you were born there and then went to live to the US.

[ilv2]

Originally Posted by syrianfootballer23

So my parnets came to the US and I was born and raised there, that makes me American with Syrian origin???

yes it does, what's the confusion?

[sl7vk]

So many Cretins. Why is this issue so hard for people to digest?