• @dogslayeggs
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    23 months ago

    He also said he wouldn’t represent a country that doesn’t follow his values.

    • @MigratingtoLemmy
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      33 months ago

      What if he starts playing for Spain?

      Yeah Morata is warming that bench for sure

      • @dogslayeggs
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        23 months ago

        Neglecting him being cap tied to France and could never play for Spain, I feel like Spain might be even less aligned with his values.

        • @MigratingtoLemmy
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          13 months ago

          He’s cap-tied? That’s the first time I’ve heard about this. What happened?

          • @dogslayeggs
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            43 months ago

            He scored a hat trick in the World Cup final and won the golden boot playing with France. If that doesn’t cap tie you to a country, I don’t know what would.

          • @[email protected]
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            13 months ago

            Aren’t players forced to keep playing with one team if they have two nationalities?

            Once they play an international game with a country, they can’t change to the other.

            Also, does Mbappe have Spanish nationality? How would he play for Spain otherwise?

            • @[email protected]
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              3 months ago

              Players are able to play for a different national team, like Diego costa played for Spain in 2014, if they have citizenship in the other country. But I’m pretty sure they can’t switch after playing competitive matches for their “original” country’s national team. So mbappe has obviously already played for France, I don’t think he can switch at this point. He may get Spanish citizenship in the next five years playing in Madrid, but he’s tied to France at this point.

  • @Steev
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    13 months ago

    Good. There shouldn’t be 11 a side men’s football at the Olympics either.