The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

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Barozi said:

1. none of them is 100% Polish or else they couldn't play for another country
2. The region they were born used to be part of Germany
3. They have German ancestors (Podolski's grandparents, Trochowski's grandparents, Klose's father)
4. They were raised in Germany (Podolski and Trochowski more than Klose)
5. All of them starting playing football in Germany

1. Absolutely not true. Pretty much everyone has double nationality in that part of Poland, be they mixed or not. Moreover, you can get German nationality after 6 years of living in Germany, you don't need any connection to the country or nation.
2. This region used to be a part of Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, France and Russia - doesn't change much :P
3. While Klose probably does (it is a German name after all), Trochowski is purely Slavic and his grandparents only were German from the legal point of view,  I believe the same is true for Podolski. Don't know about Trochowski, but Podolski isn't hiding the fact that he feels Polish. Klose prefers to be considered German though.
4. Doesn't matter.
5. Doesn't matter :P