Some guy said Paris is for Africans what Miami is for Latinos
Otherwise-Ticket-637 on
A lot of African in Paris says : “Paris is Africa”
calgrump on
Is it that you have to be a citizen of the country you’re playing for, or can anybody play for any country’s team?
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plongedanslesjambes on
I don’t think there an Egyptian player born in Paris, why is Egypt yellow on the map?
HedgesLastCusser on
Now I’m curious which countries apart from Ghana has only one player born in Ghana.
yourstruly912 on
What about the rest of France?
Daniel_Luis on
It’s not that surprising that Ghana has no more than one player in the tournament, considering Ghana didn’t even qualify.
sgtsturtle on
South Africa keeping it lekker, keeping it local
Raph0uX on
“” “” “” “” “” “” Paris””” “” “” “” “” “”
There is a better way to say this and it’s called Île de France
NittanyOrange on
I mean, any individual country would in theory only have as many in the tournament as the roster allows for their national team–I assume 26? 23?
mannyomo on
Ghana is not in the tournament. If they were you’d say way more players born from there.
PasicT on
It speaks to the inability of those countries to produce long-lasting domestic talent.
UpperCompetition2626 on
but france is a african country THIS CRAZINNESS CAN NOT BE UNDERSNTANDED
ScottOld on
I was in Paris in the summer, I can belive that
dr_driller on
i bet most of them are not really born in paris but in Ile-de-France
ParkPlane2088 on
well its kind of a known fact !
ItsJoeverLads on
>Paris
>Shows a map of Île-de-France and says that they’re the same thing
idinarouill on
107 players were born in France, a figure that puts the country (including its overseas departments and regions) far ahead of other nations. In second place are Ivory Coast (29 births), South Africa (28), Egypt (25), and Nigeria (24). Overall, 186 players (more than a quarter of those called up for the competition) were born on the European continent, confirming the significant impact of diasporas on the tournament. It should be noted that for 31 players, the place of birth could not be precisely identified due to missing data.
Prime_Marci on
False info: the Ghana squad has more than 15 players that were born in Ghana.
Who the hell wrote this?!
Ravenfold2411 on
¡No, Enzo Fernández, don’t open Reddit!
Saltire_Blue on
It’s crazy just how many players Paris has produced
ChepitosBaby on
This is common for the US and Mexico as well as the Mexican national team has been scouting Mexican-Americans in recent years since Mexican citizenship is fairly easy to obtain if one parent has it.
Tall-Log-1955 on
Immigration is beautiful
Hambeggar on
And why is that allowed.
Standard-Distance-92 on
brazucadomundo on
I would say that the few who could afford going to soccer school growing up where among the immigrants so they applied to work for the national team of their parents’ country of birth.
Thick_Square_3805 on
The reason is those players often have dual citizenships.
And being part of the French team is very competitive, so a lot of players who want to play in the world cup play for the country of their second citizenship.
Like_a_Charo on
Yes, and it was probably the case even 20 or 25 years ago
It’s also due to the fact that french speaking africa is divided in a lot of countries, thus more national teams
Whereas for example english speaking Nigeria has half the population of west Africa, but it’s only one country
Naive-Extension7953 on
same thing for france football team they are all africans
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Paris/Ile-de-France – 107 players
Ivory Coast – 29
South Africa – 28
Egypt – 25
Nigeria – 24
Botswana – 24
Spain – 24
Zambia – 24
Uganda – 24
Tanzania – 22
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Some guy said Paris is for Africans what Miami is for Latinos
A lot of African in Paris says : “Paris is Africa”
Is it that you have to be a citizen of the country you’re playing for, or can anybody play for any country’s team?
[deleted]
I don’t think there an Egyptian player born in Paris, why is Egypt yellow on the map?
Now I’m curious which countries apart from Ghana has only one player born in Ghana.
What about the rest of France?
It’s not that surprising that Ghana has no more than one player in the tournament, considering Ghana didn’t even qualify.
South Africa keeping it lekker, keeping it local
“” “” “” “” “” “” Paris””” “” “” “” “” “”
There is a better way to say this and it’s called Île de France
I mean, any individual country would in theory only have as many in the tournament as the roster allows for their national team–I assume 26? 23?
Ghana is not in the tournament. If they were you’d say way more players born from there.
It speaks to the inability of those countries to produce long-lasting domestic talent.
but france is a african country THIS CRAZINNESS CAN NOT BE UNDERSNTANDED
I was in Paris in the summer, I can belive that
i bet most of them are not really born in paris but in Ile-de-France
well its kind of a known fact !
>Paris
>Shows a map of Île-de-France and says that they’re the same thing
107 players were born in France, a figure that puts the country (including its overseas departments and regions) far ahead of other nations. In second place are Ivory Coast (29 births), South Africa (28), Egypt (25), and Nigeria (24). Overall, 186 players (more than a quarter of those called up for the competition) were born on the European continent, confirming the significant impact of diasporas on the tournament. It should be noted that for 31 players, the place of birth could not be precisely identified due to missing data.
False info: the Ghana squad has more than 15 players that were born in Ghana.
Who the hell wrote this?!
¡No, Enzo Fernández, don’t open Reddit!
It’s crazy just how many players Paris has produced
This is common for the US and Mexico as well as the Mexican national team has been scouting Mexican-Americans in recent years since Mexican citizenship is fairly easy to obtain if one parent has it.
Immigration is beautiful
And why is that allowed.
I would say that the few who could afford going to soccer school growing up where among the immigrants so they applied to work for the national team of their parents’ country of birth.
The reason is those players often have dual citizenships.
And being part of the French team is very competitive, so a lot of players who want to play in the world cup play for the country of their second citizenship.
Yes, and it was probably the case even 20 or 25 years ago
It’s also due to the fact that french speaking africa is divided in a lot of countries, thus more national teams
Whereas for example english speaking Nigeria has half the population of west Africa, but it’s only one country
same thing for france football team they are all africans