Interesting trivia for today's game - Griezmann was also eligible to play for Portugal.

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Jul 5, 2024
1:21:55pm

slappy All-American

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slappy

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Do the natives not play soccer in France anymore or they just getting beat out?

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:06pm

how many of them aren't French?

Belboz

Jul 5, 1:11pm

Looks like almost all arent native French

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:14pm

I'm not sure what that means, but i'm also a dummy.

Belboz

Jul 5, 1:16pm

Im sure im the least smart and educated here

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:19pm

I imagined that they're native to France if they were born there

Belboz

Jul 5, 1:25pm

Your post reflects an exceptionally high level of either ignorance or racial insensitivity. Have you been to France?

unctoothman

Jul 5, 1:32pm

So native French people werent white?

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:35pm

how far back do we have to go before they qualify as "Natives?"

Supercoug

Jul 5, 1:37pm

That is a good question. I dont know. When can non natives call themselves

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:38pm

My mother-in-law was born Dutch and her first language was Dutch

Belboz

Jul 5, 1:41pm

Of course she is American. Just not Native American

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:48pm

yeah, I'd use a lowercase N; native American.

Belboz

Jul 5, 1:56pm

She is a native of America. It would be confusing to call her a native American because we call indigenous people

RealTaysomHill

Jul 5, 1:58pm

This seems incorrect. Wiki says 85% of France is white. There is a lot of

Plato

Jul 5, 1:59pm

Not sure why people are acting dumb about this. Everyone knows what you mean

Lord Jim

Jul 5, 1:22pm

IIRC, most of the team is native to France but is 2nd or 3rd generation immigran

vagabonder

Jul 5, 1:13pm

*laughs nervously in American*

RSL

Jul 5, 1:19pm

Do you call your self Native American?

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:20pm

I actually do call myself a native American.

Belboz

Jul 5, 1:26pm

I dont care what you do but I know a lot of people would have big problem

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:29pm

Yeah, I'm not the type to get offended over stuff so sometimes I'm insensitive.

Belboz

Jul 5, 1:32pm

Interesting trivia for today's game - Griezmann was also eligible to play for Portugal.

slappy

Jul 5, 1:21pm

And Germany

Lord Jim

Jul 5, 1:22pm

And wants to play in MLS so I'm granting him American citizenship

RSL

Jul 5, 1:24pm

France's Starting XI:

Spiff

Jul 5, 1:27pm

RE: France's Starting XI:

chismoso

Jul 5, 1:31pm

Same Q except for team USA basketball? Do you really wonder or do

Plato

Jul 5, 2:13pm

Soccer isnt basketball. I dont know the culture of France and other european

chismoso

Jul 5, 2:19pm

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