As I'm sure it's quite obvious right now, I'm a passionate soccer fan. And after observing news on the United States National Team, I noticed something that is very intriguing and has been mentioned for so long now here in this country. We truly are a country of immigrants and it is so incredible how diverse are our ethnic and national backgrounds. The United States Men's National Soccer Team is a perfect example....
Here's a list of many of players whom have chosen to represent the United States in soccer and have dual backgrounds of nationality....
Alejandro Bedoya-Columbian parents.
Juan Agudelo-Columbian parents.
Jozy Altidore-Haitian parents.
Jonathan Bornstein-Jewish father and Mexican mother.
Teal Bunbury-Canadian father and American mother.
Mikkel Diskerud-Norwegian born American.
Benny Feilhaber-Born in Brazil....Parents have Jewish background from Europe.
Jermaine Jones-Mother is German and father is American....Represented Germany on national level before making a one-time allowed switch to permanently represent the United States.
Edgar Castillo-Has a Mexican-American background....Represented Mexico on national level before making a one-time allowed switch to permanently represent the United States.
Sacha Klijestan-Father is Serbian from Bosnia.
Eric Lichaj-Parents are from Poland.
Oguchi Onyewu-Parents are from Nigeria.
Jose Francisco Torres-Mexican father and American mother.
Well, there you have it. Each of the these players on the United States Men's National Soccer Team come from different backgrounds and are a perfect example of how amazingly diverse our nation is.
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