Balancing the Cultural Tightrope – A Battle We Underestimate

In A world that East become more globalized, were seeing A increase In players with double passports. Germany most elite team, Bayern Munich, Currently has twelve players In their First of all team that were eligible has represent more that A nation on THE international scene.

This multiculturalism In soccer East everywhere.

In France, which East THE current envy of world soccer, THE national team East mostly do up of players of which parents immigrant Since ancient colonial territories. Out of all THE French players on their 2018 World Cup winner team, sixteen of them were born And raised In THE bigger Paris area, Or THE the city multiculturalism And culture of Street soccer very influence their beginnings.

THE the brightest young talents through Europe to have confronted THE perspective of picking A nation on THE other. Every time A player makes This monumental decision, A public investigation begin In their thought process.

Worse Again, When they TO DO A error In A big match, THE vitriol aiming has them seems ten times worse compared with has their 'native' counterparts.

Look No further that England heartbreaking defeat has Italy In penalties has THE final of euro 2020. Three black players, Mark Rashford, Jaden Sancho, And Bukayo saka lack their penalties. THE talented trio was immediately subject has THE most disgusting form of racism on social media.

A lot people In England doesn't seem has realize that THE game wouldn't he to have even disappeared has penalties had director Gareth South Gate allowed her team has harness their offensive tools instead of session deep. Again, despite these facts, THE black players took THE the weight of THE blame.

A little years earlier, another prominent footballer, Mesut Ozil, to leave her national team In disgust After THE 2018 World Cup, quoting racial abuse Since THE German public.

Ozil, WHO created THE most odds of any of them German player has THE tournament, was blame For THE early exit. Other players such as Thomas Mueller had horrible tournaments, but most of THE vitriol was directed has Ozil, WHO declared "I am German When We earn, but I am A immigrant When We lose."

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User interface Hoenness, THE then president of Germany the biggest club, Bayern Munich, called Ozil's mandate on THE national team A 'nightmare.' Ozil brand 23 goals In 94 appearances For THE national team while departure In all Seven Games has THE 2014 World Cup, which Germany won. Despite Ozil's misinformed decision has take A picture with Turkish dictator Erdogan Before THE World Cup, her indicate always stands.

These incidents to have do Me reflect on My journey as A fan.

When I First of all immigrant has THE United States In 1999, I was A fish out of water. I was not Exactly Of course Or I adjust. I was Also Korean For Americans, but Also American For Koreans. It is A common issue that a lot minority....