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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

Zidane is a citizen of France and a citizen of Algeria.


30 posted on 07/11/2006 10:42:09 AM PDT by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: wideawake

He may be but you should take the time to look up his statement after the 1998 World Cup win. It was telling as to how he feels about being a French citizen.


34 posted on 07/11/2006 10:45:17 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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To: wideawake

Here.

As the son of two Algerian immigrants, the 34-year-old is proud of his North African roots, dedicating France’s 1998 World Cup win to “all Algerians who are proud of their flag and all those who have made sacrifices for their family but who have never abandoned their own culture”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,28783-2263995,00.html


44 posted on 07/11/2006 10:54:01 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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