Why does Luca Zidane play for Algeria? Son of French great Zinedine Zidane is starting goalie for African side

Yahoo Sports·Jun 16

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Luca Zidane, the son of french football great Zinedine Zidane, is playing for Algeria. The reason for his decision to play for Algeria instead of France is being explored by various outlets. It is also reported that Luca Zidane has been wearing a mask during a world cup match, with the reason for this being explained in some reports.

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