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Kuol backed to shine for Socceroos [Comments]


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By Inside Sport Bot - 16 Nov 2022 8:34 AM

Kuol backed to shine for Socceroos

https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/kuol-backed-to-shine-for-socceroos-587799
By Keeper66 - 17 Nov 2022 5:45 PM

Davide82 - 16 Nov 2022 10:18 PM
Balin Trev - 16 Nov 2022 5:40 PM

More?
I don’t get the quote marks around ‘more Australian’?

this isn’t like saying my family that moved to Australia in the 50s aren’t Australian. 

It’s not like me saying Mabil born in a refugee camp and his family moving here for a better life isn’t Australian. 

Had Boyle or Souttar ever even heard of Australia? Had Karacic? 

At least Cummins has lived here for 6 months now.  

Look it is what it is and I get it but it still doesn’t sit 100% well with me that’s all. 

Unlike your fine self I’m not 100% sure about every opinion or belief I hold and sometimes question things. It must be nice to be so sure of yourself and so loud about it. More power to you. 



I agree it would be ideal if each player that played for Australia was Aussie born and bred, but the world is not like that these days.

Look at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. A Gabonese international, born in France to a Gabonese father (admittedly also a Gabonese international footballer) and Spanish mother. He apparently spent his childhood in Italy, and then started his career with AC Milan. I doubt he played any football in Gabon until he was an international player.

A lot of other African players would have a similar story (born in Europe and never played in the country they now represent), as well as for example players in the Jamaican national team born in England.