TIL first black footballer to play in the Italian national team was a half-Somali

[XuseenS]

Liverani is first black player to win Italy cap

Fabio Liverani will become the first black footballer to play for Italy when he lines up against South Africa today in a friendly in Perugia.

www.theguardian.com

Somali mom, italian dad

Fabio Liverani - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Yami]

Somali mom, italian dad

Incoming "then he's not somaliiiiiii" crowd

 

[XuseenS]

Incoming "then he's not somaliiiiiii" crowd

To be honest, I don't care if he's Somali or not, he's clearly half. Besides, it's interesting anyway.

 

[Wonyluvr]

He looks Yemeni

 

[samira24]

Now yall want to claim a half somali with a somali mom, i thought you can't be somali if your dad isn't?

 

[Pearl of the Indian Ocean]

Now yall want to claim a half somali with a somali mom, i thought you can't be somali if your dad isn't?

only this article claimed that no one else

 

[Aseer]

Now yall want to claim a half somali with a somali mom, i thought you can't be somali if your dad isn't?

who said we claim him? that guy is Italian and not somali.

 

[samira24]

who said we claim him? that guy is Italian and not somali.

Than why post him on here if he is italian?

 

[samira24]

only this article claimed that no one else

Than why post him on somalispot? leave him alone.

 

[Wonyluvr]

who said we claim him? that guy is Italian and not somali.

He’s half Somali in terms of ethnicity

 

[DivineMartial]

Now yall want to claim a half somali with a somali mom, i thought you can't be somali if your dad isn't?

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[El Nino]

Ceebta hala qariyo, this is shameful. We share nothing with this guy.

 

[Aseer]

Than why post him on here if he is italian?

Ask the OP lol.

 

[Aseer]

He’s half Somali in terms of ethnicity

yeah but in our eyes he isnt somali.

 

[Chase]

He’s half Somali in terms of ethnicity

True, but he doesn't have a clan to claim, so might as well just go with who his daddy is/was.

 

[Wonyluvr]

yeah but in our eyes he isnt somali.

Half Somalis aren’t Somali in anyway shape or form i agree with you on that

 

[Aseer]

Half Somalis aren’t Somali in anyway shape or form i agree with you on that

Only half somalis with somali mother to be more specific.

 

[Wonyluvr]

Only half somalis with somali mother to be more specific.

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[AbdiFreedom]

Ceebta hala qariyo, this is shameful. We share nothing with this guy.

What ceeb did he do?

 

[Aseer]

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Yeah dont overthink it this is the type of stuff men should think about.