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What do you mean real homeland? He was born and raised in France not Algeria. So is he a fake French citizen? French on Tuesdays only?

How many national teams in Africa are filled with a majority of players who were born and raised in France, Belgium, or the Netherlands? Algeria might as well be the French B squad. These guys want to play international football but the competition is just way to steep - Thats how countries like Turkey get players like Mehmet Aurelio.

Its not a bad a thing necessarily but dont make it seem like these guys would be sellouts to play for the countries they were born and raised in. It clearly can go both ways.

More importantly, it was France's LFP that developed Mahrez and the countless other French born players who utilize their dual nationality. You want to say with a straight face that without the LFP's facilities and trainers etc that nations like Algeria and Morocco would have such top notch talent for the international stage? That is a big no.

How do I know am right with this? The emergence of these nations on the world stage nearly coincides with FIFA's 2010 stance on nationality, making it much more easier for players to represent nations they weren't born in or never even lived in.

'if you see the French national team as such an amazing alternative to Algeria why do you think he chose Algeria over France?'

I already answered this. Because it is easier to break into some national teams than others. France is very competitive, Algeria not so much.

And again it goes both ways why did Benzema, Nasri, Zizou and countless others choose France over Algeria? Maybe because they see their French nationality as more than a piece of paper?

None of this has anything to do with being Arab, or any XYZ nationality represent whatever country you want provided you can and you arent a sellout to anyone.