Another interesting fact:
Over 1/3rd of the of the starters of the Swiss Soccer National team are Albanian. (Shaqiri, Xhaka, Berhami, Dzemaili).
They have scored 60% of the Swiss goals in the world cup tournament so far
Over 1/3rd of the of the starters of the Swiss Soccer National team are Albanian. (Shaqiri, Xhaka, Berhami, Dzemaili).
They have scored 60% of the Swiss goals in the world cup tournament so far
Also, Dzemaili's roots are Macedonian, not Albanian.
I live in the US, and this country recognizes both the differences of citizenship and ethnicities (at it actually celebrates it). Eg. If you immigrated from Italy to the US, you are still italian. Your ethnicity doesn't just disappear. If you get the citizenship, you become Italian-American, and you are free to claim both.
Also, Blerim Dzemaili, is Albanian. (btw, about 30% of Macedonians are ethnic albanians). If he wanted he could get the Albanian citizenship, and actually be eligible to play for Albania as many other ethnical albanians have done. (G. Xhaka's older brother, Taulant actually plays for Albania).
Džemaili was born to Fekredin and Shemije Džemaili,[4] an Albanian family from Bogovinje, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blerim_D%C5%BEemaili#Childhood...