You are right that a great many Africans play for European teams. But many of these seemingly African were either born in Europe or went there early on. Those Africans who play for foreign clubs but hold citizenship of their home countries play for their national teams, if they get selected in such tournaments as the World Cup.
The second question is unclear. One should not also ignore the fact that foreign coaches are involved coaching other foreign teams. For example, Brazilian coach for Portugal, Swedish coach for England, and so on. Angola had a white Portuguese and a Brazilian player. But it is the French team that seems to be the most mixed, while Portugal, Spain, and Germany not so. Cheers, Anthony xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. D'Costa, Professor Comparative International Development University of Washington 1900 Commerce Street Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Phone: (253) 692-4462 Fax : (253) 692-5718 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, Michael Perelman wrote:
I don't know anything about the sport, but it seems that the European teams and even the US to a lesser extent are loaded with Africans. Am I wrong? Would African teams have done better with their own players? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
