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Old 06-30-2009, 04:25 PM   #290 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bababui View Post
Im fine with that rule. But you seemed to be criticising the Germans for having an inauthentic team. They didnt have anyone on their team though who didnt have German parents, or, were born and/or raised there. Its not like they are Mexico starting Brazilian and Argentinian born platers who only recently moved there.
If you read my first post about it I wanted to know if the German press had brought it up as the commentators had stated in last nights game, like I say the way the rule is now there is nothing stopping as an example the USA going round to every top quality player who hasn't played any full internationals to ask them to become American citizens.
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