2006-08-28 01:15:21 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Most of the French players were born in France so will people please stop calling them immigrants.
Only sensible answers please, if you're going to make racist comments, please don't answer my question just for the sake of getting two points.
Thankyou.
2006-08-28 01:37:14 · update #1
I wondered that at the time, some people here are saying they didnt sing because "they weren't all french" - thats not entirely fair - most of them were born in France and even if their parents weren't that shouldn't stop them for eg. Zidane was (parents Algerian and didn't sing), Barthez was (spanish descent and didn't sing) but Thierry Henry who was also born in France like ZZ and Barthez DID sing (his parents from Antilles) and Lillian Thuram was born in France too and DID sing (african parents).
Other "French" players like Ribery are seen as pure french on the basis that they are white but he didn't sing either! So I guess its down to individual choice, some players regardless to their nationality and ancestory choose not to sing the national anthem because they like to mentally focus on the match ahead and/or have their own personal reasons. Gary Neville & Paul Scholes are and were England internationals for years and NEVER sang the national anthem and not much fuss was made of it but had that been a black player it would be more noticed and discussed.
2006-08-28 01:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by Keira 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it is a personal choice- whether or not to sing the national anthem. There were a lot of countries who didnt sing their national anthem. U know big match, high stakes, lot of pressure, all the hopes of ur country pinned on u etc maybe they just didnt feel like singing.
2006-08-28 21:51:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're wrong..some of them did sing the national anthem..and if you're a bit smarter then u might understand why some didn't..
by the wayy, did ALL the players from the other 31 countries sang their national anthem?? why just focus on the french??
2006-08-28 06:48:27 · answer #3 · answered by salmon_ella 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Coz ur blind!
See, in every team, maybe 1 or 2 players dont know the national anthem.thats not a big deal.Its not that the entire team doesnt know.Most of them know and they do sing the anthem.I'm sorry if u cant see properly.
I hav also seen that even 1 or 2 Italy players not singing their National Anthem.We never make a fuss about it coz its normalGet it???
2006-08-28 01:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by lil_angel 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Perhaps because it contains the (French) words: (Our enemies will ) "murder your sons and friends" (egorger vos fils et vos compagnons) and that's not the right sentiment for a game that's basically friendly. Or should be. Mind you, Zizou received much worse than that from the Italian he butted into, they say. And got sent off by the ref! All's fair in love and football nowadays it seems. So the French team might want to sing it next time out, especially if it's against the Italians again. .
2006-08-28 01:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Look, some of them did sing, and just because some didn't-that's okay, because some people don't like singing, that's all.
2006-08-28 14:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It only needs one player to start singing restore the pride
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2006-08-28 01:18:35 · answer #7 · answered by pa1mcd 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
singing the anthem dosnt make a difference, they were at least praying deep down in their heart, and thats wot they should all do, i guess they all already do it...
2006-08-28 03:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
cuz they forgot their language cuz most of them play outside of france lol
2006-08-28 20:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's this?? Le Pen propaganda???
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2006-08-28 01:47:22 · answer #10 · answered by ZinedineVieira 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋