Oh!! I'm so sorry all of this time I always assumed you were Argentinian meaning "native", I remember us talking about situation in football of Latin countries I forget Italy somehow is the home of Latin lol
No, yes im Argentinian 100% i born and i live here my whole life, i only have double citizenship Argentine and Italian, because italian citizenship is given by blood. And i identify myself as a 100% Argentinian. If you ask me what you are i say Argentinian, i travel with Argentinian passport, and only use the Italian one for comidity in some countries.
And all my family its pure Argentinian since the early 1900, when the italian ones comes to Argentina. But like i said legally we can opt for a italian citinzenship, and plus 80% of the country has at least one ancestor from Italy so bascially we all can have double citinzenship.
This its very important in Europe football, because Argentinian players doesnt spend the foreign player quota, because they are """"""""""from europe"""""""".
Now I understand, thank you for taking time to give the explanation. I don't really know many people in this unique situation, in my country and the same for neighbors, officially only one citizenship (passport) allowed but unofficially most of the rich people and politicians have two (one in Europe).
I had no idea Argentinian players didn't use up quota. And I followed Messi all my life not knowing this lol
So you're saying Dybala, Martinez Correa all these guys in serie A don't count as foreigners?
Depends on if they choose to do the citizenship, but mostly do clearly. The case you mention you have to seek if they can acces to that one depends on the country, Dybala its from Poland one side of his family (yes sounds weird because seems Italian but he is descent form Poland from WW2), the other side i dont really know, so i dont know how are Poland policies about citinzeship.
Martinez its a Spanish one ,and Spain have some strange policies about, you have direct descent from a Spanish one so a lot of people cant op in for it, because they are grandson from the Spanish guy who comes to Argentina.
Other examples of having double citinzeship here are, Israeli ones, and Armenians, for example right now Lucas Zelarrayan and Norberto Briasco (Briasco its an italian surname but from his mother he is Balekian, an armenian surname) plays for the Armenian national team.
Saveljich its other player who plays for Montenegro, but he is Argentinian, anyways this case are diferent because they made the nationalization.
One fun fact about Argentinian citizenship, YOU CANT CANCEL YOUR ARGENTINIAN CITINZESHIP, once time Argentinian FOREVER argentinian, its the only one in the world. For that we have some troubles with Austria because Austria allows you to have only one citinzenship and resign the others you have, but with us they have to make an exception.
Well like you see i really like the issue.
Well about the pool itself its my worst pool always (im failing at my blood).
