Australian Dual Nationals 🇦🇺🏳️

[Kitwally]

A big factor is that teams like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and others never make the World Cup so there is very little incentive to follow their national team/players/league etc. Hence the support in SE Asia for the EPL teams and Messi and Ronaldo.

 

[BA81]

A big factor is that teams like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and others never make the World Cup so there is very little incentive to follow their national team/players/league etc. Hence the support in SE Asia for the EPL teams and Messi and Ronaldo.

They still do make a big deal(albeit not to the extent of the past) about one-upping each other@ Asian&World Cup qualifiers, as well as the ASEAN Championship and Asian Games.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

A big factor is that teams like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and others never make the World Cup so there is very little incentive to follow their national team/players/league etc. Hence the support in SE Asia for the EPL teams and Messi and Ronaldo.

They support their national teams but yeah more people follow the EPL than the Thai League 1 in Thailand for example.

 

[Kitwally]

Yeah, there is quite a bit of local rivalry. Lots of fun being made of Malaysia with the Football Association Malaysia’s blatant forging of birth certificates which FIFA has caught them doing. Instead of admitting it, they’ve doubled down and are now talking about going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

 

[AUFC_Fan]

Darko Stanojevic is another dual-national for those who like to keep an eye on these. I've mentioned him in the past. 28 years old and currently plays for Loznica in the Serbian 2nd Tier. LB or LCB who plays nearly every minute of most games. 16 appearances so far this season. Usually rates high 6's or 7s on Sofascore. Had one game for Perth Glory back in the 2021/22 season.

Played a full game last night in a 1-1 away draw to Vozdovac.

Most random AL signing ever. Signed in January, made one sub appearance and never seen again until he was selling his training stuff on Facebook marketplace. He can play in midfield as well I believe

 

[SocceroosFan]

Bro Josh Sotirio was never playing for Sydney FC let alone the Socceroos

Yeah I was talking about Triantis & Pavlesic mate. Another snake that should've/ could've played for us is Gold Coast born & raised Lydon Dykes who could very well make the Scottish squad for the World Cup next year

 

[BA81]

Another snake that should've/ could've played for us is Gold Coast born & raised Lydon Dykes who could very well make the Scottish squad for the World Cup next year

Alas, in his words from an interview in one of the final issues of FourFourTwo mag:

“I may speak w/an Aussie accent, but my heart is Tartan”

 

[Alex M]

Alas, in his words from an interview in one of the final issues of FourFourTwo mag:

“I may speak w/an Aussie accent, but my heart is Tartan”

Thats OK. We have a few that speak in a Scottish brogue, but their heart is Green and Gold.

 

[Sharkman84]

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Great interview from a great player, though not sure that he counts for this thread given his nationality is still Australia (and he said he won't be switching to Croatia).

 

[BA81]

Interesting to think about for sure. But you need the money, infrastructure and to be embedded in the culture, it isn't just population. India are the superpower of world cricket because all of these things are present. But 2% of India isn't getting anything done. We think improving the football culture here is tough, it would be so much worse in India.

For what it's worth, India's equivalent of #SokkahTwitter is doing its bit in raising awareness of the task at hand:

 

[HonestSpursFan]

For what it's worth, India's equivalent of #SokkahTwitter is doing its bit in raising awareness of the task at hand:

To answer the question asked by ESPN, the reason is because Curaçao have an easy way of qualifying as they play in CONCACAF which is much easier than the AFC that India play in, while Cape Verde (and probably also Curaçao) are just a better team and have proven it given African qualifying is insane (for footballing and non-footballing reasons).

Furthermore, India's entire squad plays in the ISL, while Cape Verde and Curaçao have the benefit of having Europeans of their descent who are eligible to represent them (very few of Curaçao's squad was born there, almost all of them were born in the Netherlands as Curaçao is a Dutch territory).

 

[SouthernMariner]

Liam Chipperfield started, had an assist and was subbed in the 66th minute for Sion in a 2-2 draw with FC Zurich in the Swiss Top Flight.

Markus Walker was not in the squad for Nordsjælland in the Danish Top Flight.

 

[grazorblade]

RE why Triantis was valuable


mind you leonard might be moving to 6 for Schalke and Okon looks promising

 

[Quicky]

RE why Triantis was valuable


mind you leonard might be moving to 6 for Schalke and Okon looks promising

Depressing to think we lost him.

 

[AUFC_Fan]

Dunno if hrs been mentioned but I saw Charles M’Mombwa got two goals and an assist v Kuwait in the last window. Despite that, they still lose 4-3!

 

[Boonjeh]

Liam Chipperfield seems to be having a great season

 

[DDAVIES]

Anybody know much about Nikola Gutovic? 16 yo playing for Luzern U17. Scored 4 this weekend as a centre-forward, bringing his season tally to 16 goals in 14 games. Has appeared in the U19's as well, made a couple of appearances for the Swiss U15's last year but I believe he has Aussie citizenship.

 

[Charlie]

Anybody know much about Nikola Gutovic? 16 yo playing for Luzern U17. Scored 4 this weekend as a centre-forward, bringing his season tally to 16 goals in 14 games. Has appeared in the U19's as well, made a couple of appearances for the Swiss U15's last year but I believe he has Aussie citizenship.

Born in Sydney, he is also eligible for Serbia.

 

[Charlie]

A promising 2010-born prospect is Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli. Born in Sydney to an Australian mother, he recently became Chelsea’s youngest ever starter in the UEFA Youth League and has also appeared in the EFL Trophy.