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Re:Switzerland's mysterious fourth language by dashdot on Friday June 29, 2018 @07:38AM (#17423875)
Actually, they are all Swiss because otherwise they would not be eligible to play for Switzerland.

Also, Dzemaili's roots are Macedonian, not Albanian.

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Re:Switzerland's mysterious fourth language by ardit33 on Saturday June 30, 2018 @12:41PM (#17431474)
Yes, they all have Swiss 'Citizenship', but they are ethnically Albanians.

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...

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