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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere's What World Cup Teams Would Look Like If Immigrants Weren't Allowed To Play
http://www.businessinsider.com/world-cup-teams-without-immigrants-2014-6But amid all the bad blood, has anyone thought about how sending immigrants packing would affect the teams playing the world's greatest game?
Broadly defining foreigner as anyone with at least one foreign-born parent, Switzerland would lose two-thirds of its players.
Broadly defining foreigner as anyone with at least one foreign-born parent, Switzerland would lose two-thirds of its players.
And the USA?
However, the melting-pot nation loses Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore, whose parents were born in Haiti; Tim Howard, whose mother is Hungarian; AZ striker Aron Johannsson, who was born to Icelandic parents in Alabama; and Rosenborg midfielder Mix Diskerud, who was born in Norway.
We'll also take away LA Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez, whose parents were born in Mexico, and Nantes midfielder Alejandro Bedoya, whose father was born in Colombia.
We'll also take away LA Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez, whose parents were born in Mexico, and Nantes midfielder Alejandro Bedoya, whose father was born in Colombia.
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Here's What World Cup Teams Would Look Like If Immigrants Weren't Allowed To Play (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jun 2014
OP
but we've always been fine with letting foreigners, minorities, and women entertain us.
unblock
Jun 2014
#1
You could do a similar theme regarding American corporations and the immigrant influence.
Fred Sanders
Jun 2014
#2
unblock
(51,975 posts)1. but we've always been fine with letting foreigners, minorities, and women entertain us.
the people of privilege just don't want them taking real jobs.
:cynicalsarcasmsmiley:
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. You could do a similar theme regarding American corporations and the immigrant influence.
The head of Fox propaganda network is Australian, there is that.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. Ah yes, proud American Rupert Murdoch
who became a naturalized U.S. citizen to sidestep FCC regulations prohibiting foreigners from owning U.S. TV and radio stations.