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USA played Franfrica today in the Olympics. It's primarily a U23 tournament as most nations use it as a development tournament with each squad having up to 3 players over age. Most squads have less then 3. USA squad was far improved from the Copa squad as majority of squad was "underachievers". Can't say the same for their opponent.Screenshot_2024-07-24-21-55-46-510.jpg..

While US lost 3-0 to Franfrica, they controlled a good portion of the game but,couldn't finish their chances and unfortunately their opponents did. But, once again this game proves how overrated Franfrica is similar to their performance in the Euros.
 
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NikoDuke said:
USA played Franfrica today in the Olympics. It's primarily a U23 tournament as most nations use it as a development tournament with each squad having up to 3 players over age. Most squads have less then 3. USA squad was far improved from the Copa squad as majority of squad was "underachievers". Can't say the same for their opponent.View attachment 4569..

While US lost 3-0 to Franfrica, they controlled a good portion of the game but,couldn't finish their chances and unfortunately their opponents did. But, once again this game proves how overrated Franfrica is similar to their performance in the Euros.
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I checked their roster and Truffert and Chotard are the only Frenchmen on it. The most mind boggling trend is that they have 2 more black goaltenders. For the Euros they had 3 black goalies. Can someone quickly name the best black goaltender of all time? That’s sort of rhetorical because I don’t think there are any. This alone could be a downfall of French soccer, as for years, the great Hugo Lloris kept them in games they had no right winning with brilliant saves.
 
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NikoDuke said:
Zidane is white.. culturally he's not European nor Christian but he is Caucasian..
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He'd be considered non-Hispanic white on the US census; as would Salah, Benzema etc... but Europe has stricter definitions; even guys like Pirlo (part Sinti) and Beckham (part Jewish) wouldn't be considered fully white by many.
 
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grandmaster said:
He'd be considered non-Hispanic white on the US census; as would Salah, Benzema etc... but Europe has stricter definitions; even guys like Pirlo (part Sinti) and Beckham (part Jewish) wouldn't be considered fully white by many.
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Pirlo and Beckham are white guys. That’s pretty obvious.
 
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Half-black England lost a 'Nations League' home game to all-Greek Greece today, 2-1. England started 5 black outfield players, brought in three more black players off the bench, and finished with 6 black outfield players on the field while conceding the final goal in stoppage time. (I'm counting Cole Palmer as white)

This was the first time Greece has ever beaten England in any competition, amazingly.

Greece's previous captain, half-English George Baldock, died suddenly earlier this week, aged 31.
 
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2 great football/soccer nations turned so 'dark' right after this century starts - France, and Brazil.

We have to credit Didier Deschamps, with him Les Bleus not seem too black, every time he needs 1 replacement just before major tournaments is started, he picked white (Veretout, Digne,Clauss, Thauvin). Many veterans/local media blaming he's too 'traditional', they are saying he picked too many whites that are not good enough, I think Didier knew how 'complicated' their society is now, if we check France u17-u21 squad list these years, they are not white friendly for sure.
 
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