Would You Give Up Your Passport To Play For China? This is Li Ke

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4 жыл бұрын

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Would you give up your home country's passport to play international football for China? That’s the risk Nico Yennaris took when he became Li Ke - the first naturalised player to play for China.
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@hzg4013 4 жыл бұрын

why so many haters? He has a Chinese mother...

@hessunator 4 жыл бұрын

Don't see anything wrong with his decision when he's half Chinese anyways. It's not like he just chose some random country for money.

@sam-ze8bz 4 жыл бұрын

He's about as Chinese as a chicken chow mein

@jamespunter4593 3 жыл бұрын

@@sam-ze8bz nah his mums Chinese so hes half chinese

@elliotfernandez5797 3 жыл бұрын

It's just players like Fernandinho who is a full Brazilian being naturalized to Fei Nanduo that really grinds the gears

@easye260 4 жыл бұрын

Big up nico loved you at brentford

@samuellarsson101 4 жыл бұрын

Tyias Browning, former Everton trainee has also gone down the same route. Think there's also this Norweigan kid that plays with Nico made the same step. China is essentially doing their best to "recruit" and improve their national team

@thomas1brad 4 жыл бұрын

by buying from other countries

@samuellarsson101 4 жыл бұрын

TB 2018 not really since all these three have a connection to China in contrary to many East European countries who ships in a lot of South Americans in hope they’ll gain citizenship for their respective countries. Reckon China has only of “them” players and it’s Elkeson

@zephergaming4437 4 жыл бұрын

TB 2018 not buying his mums chinese so he’s chinese as well

@thedj9553 4 жыл бұрын

Tyias Browning is Jiang Guangtai and the Norwegian is John Hou Sæter, his name is Hou Yongyong now

@6REN 4 жыл бұрын

mad, ive always seen this guy in FM playing for cyprus in many saves. Also Tyias Browning formerly of Everton is also going to be playnig for china.

@TVfridge23 3 жыл бұрын

Several foreign football players have given up their citizenships to play for China. Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso Aloísio dos Santos Gonçalves Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho Ricardo Goulart Xiao Taotao Fernando Henrique John Hou Saeter Nico Yennaris Tyias Browning

@joshkelly3708 4 жыл бұрын

Never mentioned Brentford

@lancinekeita4823 4 жыл бұрын

Hope he's taking advantage and making a ton of money

@gabrielrodriguesduartedini3309 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻I love it

@timothydaly8161 4 жыл бұрын

I will always love Arsenal. But Bergkamp made me fall in love with the game. I had a poster of him on a wall in my room for over 10 years until I moved away. I think Henry and him are the best strike force to play in the EPL. And with their midfield helping them, that is the reason Arsenal were undefeated.

@danielaspinall4832 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer a kebab to a pizza, but at the moment im avoiding both as im trying to eat more healthily. Harold Bishop was married to Madge on neighbours.

@jonathankesat5044 10 ай бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahahahaah@@danielaspinall4832

@georgeryan8376 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting story!

@eniolaadebayo7731 4 жыл бұрын

Song is Howie Lee - The Gate

@abzinoo3337 4 жыл бұрын

This is yennaris that used to play for arsenal

@rodrigoreyna2616 4 жыл бұрын

@9tiger 4 жыл бұрын

nico 🙌🏼, from Beijing

@tarsss 4 жыл бұрын

Plain and simple, No.

@obsidianstatue 4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure they want you?

@zephergaming4437 4 жыл бұрын

Ilham .abdil yeah bro whilst they are putting uiyghur into concentration camps China can get stuffed

@HazzRFN 3 жыл бұрын

Miss nicos 30 yarders for the bees

@aidygooner 4 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of people not doing their research before slagging off Yennaris. I can't lie I was surprised about this and wondered how this came about but I understand now, unlike the Brazilians playing for other countries when they have no blood or connections to their chosen countries which FIFA should STOP allowing!!

@colmfarrel4742 4 жыл бұрын

which Brazilians I'm curious to look it up. I know there is one in the Russian team.

@liamlegend9367 3 жыл бұрын

@@colmfarrel4742 elkeson and goulart

@samswinton5317 4 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@bastienbrethous9136 4 жыл бұрын

first song ?

@Olando89 4 жыл бұрын

It’s his life but for real I would never give up my Brasileiro or Australian citizenship for any nation.

@Yodawes 4 жыл бұрын

He is already half Chinese... so its more like: you give up your Brazilian citizenship for your australian citizenship.... I wouldn't give up my Dutch citizenship either!

@skyx9443 2 жыл бұрын

@@Yodawes if u r paid over 2 million euros per year for changing your passport, I bet u'll think twice

@lefti9963 4 жыл бұрын

I have this guy on my bench cus he has a funny name turns out he has a story. Nice.

@kimhwany5689 4 жыл бұрын

More like 'Give up passport for money'

@andreatommasi3287 4 жыл бұрын

@Ilham .abdil Exactly, at least this guy is representing his mum's country. We've seen way worse stuff

@obsidianstatue 4 жыл бұрын

and who the heck are you to judge how other people live their lives?

@Account-yj8ez 4 жыл бұрын

You don't get payed opals nationally fool

@christopherfarrel264 4 жыл бұрын

he's not some random-naturalized brazilian in Asia/Africa. he's representing his mum's country.

@darthpenguin3320 4 жыл бұрын

5 minute advert

@A.brentford 4 жыл бұрын

Born at Brentford

@lucaswinton9995 4 жыл бұрын

What a legend

@themidweekfixture5059 4 жыл бұрын

boy literally changed his name to like with a space, lol

@weihuang3813 3 жыл бұрын

he is half Chinese

@hoanghainguyen7976 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what chinese people feel like when they have those mernaries play for them instead of developing more local player, what a stragety to develop football in your country

@yanghu3592 2 жыл бұрын

Only a weak man cares about if his sons have the same blood as him.

@neogenzim1995 2 жыл бұрын

@@yanghu3592 that's not the point, genius. the point is how does the youth in your system feel about their future prospects if the spots on the national team are being taken up by foreign players developed outside of china? yea, they're gonna feel very discouraged. and please get outta here with that holier than thou quote. china is the most xenophobic country on earth. there is ample evidence how black athletes in china are treated.

@OPTIC23100 Жыл бұрын

His mom is Chinese so how is he a mercenary? Clown. Eat some dogs

@nathanjackson2289 4 жыл бұрын

Yes football is everything

@caioyago 4 жыл бұрын

Escrevi corinthians e apareceu isso...

@saltandvinegar2420 4 жыл бұрын

Lol his name means right away

@generalminusarchives1399 4 жыл бұрын

Don't Cyprus have a better chance of reaching the World Cup? If Nico and Townsend joined, they'd have a decent chance of making it.

@generalminusarchives1399 4 жыл бұрын

@emeraldcityfc Fair enough, I just feel Cyprus are a stronger team than China but you're right about them having an easier shot at qualifying.

@Archie-px4gc 4 жыл бұрын

He is a brentfordd boy bye nico

@nacaorubronegratm2979 4 жыл бұрын

@MM-ey8si 4 жыл бұрын

China's gonna be the next france 😂😂😂 IYKWIM

@omo2786 4 жыл бұрын

What do you mean? Why not just say it

@donjj7 4 жыл бұрын

@@omo2786 basically France stole their players from diff African countries

@omo2786 4 жыл бұрын

Donald Adeshina stole? How?

@gasaidjohn3499 3 жыл бұрын

This is an old post but it's completely different. French immigrants should be allowed to play for their country of birth, China's just recruiting citizens of other countries to play for them, kinda pitiful honestly.

@satanshameer690 3 жыл бұрын

All french players were born in France or brought up there, unlike china

@leituradomatoviverenointer9379 4 жыл бұрын

Que legal happy

@JK_JK_JK_JK 4 жыл бұрын

Ozil Just Left The Chat! 😏

@NexusHydra 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah sure.

@bigblackexzy 4 жыл бұрын

88ovr fifa 26

@bigblackexzy 4 жыл бұрын

5 star skills 5 star weakfoot

@veezhang4678 Жыл бұрын

Well, atleast you're connected to china by blood.

@j6M9spresents 4 жыл бұрын

Li Ke Comm Ent Subs Cribe

@micaelsantos6705 4 жыл бұрын

Canal Micael 93

@George-xc9dk 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t go there at the moment tbh

@xwah5016 3 жыл бұрын

Yea from the propaganda the western news makes abt China. I mean have u ever visited u ignorant fool?

@jerseylim4959 3 жыл бұрын

Take a look at France national team.... and then comment LOL

@risedante9897 2 жыл бұрын

they were born in France. Not like china, import brazil and europe players. Two different things.

@huwenkai440 3 жыл бұрын

With billion people, China is expected to become a football power, but the problem lies on the management system of Chinese football, which is poorly done.

@itsrony473 3 жыл бұрын

He is Chinese