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Again we saw Australian born Josip (Joe) Simunic wear the Croatian jersey and shine against Slovenia. German born Prosinecki and Kovac are regulars, and a crapload of BiH born players lay for the Croatian Natinal Team.
This is the controversy. Josip Simunic and Ante Seric have openely been called "traitors" by the Australian media, and Australian football circles cannot come to grips as to why they chose to play for their "parents country" instead of their own.
Many hold the view that these players are indeed traitors and deserve no praise in their birthplace, going as far as calling them "dutiless", "heartless", scumbag traitors and the list of catchy names goes on.
I think that these players, of Croatian heritage, belong equally to their adopted country, as well as their homeland, in this case being Croatia. They can freely decide which country to play for, if they meet FIFA's guidelines.
Some beleive that this simply isn't the case, and have been very vocal in expressing their disgust with the likes of Simunic and Seric. They also suggest that we "stole" the talent from Australia by filling the naive footballers heads with fantasies about riches etc.
What do you guys think?
This is the controversy. Josip Simunic and Ante Seric have openely been called "traitors" by the Australian media, and Australian football circles cannot come to grips as to why they chose to play for their "parents country" instead of their own.
Many hold the view that these players are indeed traitors and deserve no praise in their birthplace, going as far as calling them "dutiless", "heartless", scumbag traitors and the list of catchy names goes on.
I think that these players, of Croatian heritage, belong equally to their adopted country, as well as their homeland, in this case being Croatia. They can freely decide which country to play for, if they meet FIFA's guidelines.
Some beleive that this simply isn't the case, and have been very vocal in expressing their disgust with the likes of Simunic and Seric. They also suggest that we "stole" the talent from Australia by filling the naive footballers heads with fantasies about riches etc.
What do you guys think?