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He is Basque.

he doesn't sing La Marseillaise before internationals because HE'S NOT FRENCH — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.193.161 (talk) 15:04, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2011-12-04T15:04:00.000Z","author":"86.128.193.161","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-86.128.193.161-2011-12-04T15:04:00.000Z-HE_IS_NOT_FRENCH","replies":["c-132.230.30.143-2012-03-12T11:19:00.000Z-86.128.193.161-2011-12-04T15:04:00.000Z"]}}-->

He does sing the Marseillaise and he has a French passport. Basque is not a country. It's a region. He plays for the French national team, not for the basque national team, which does not exist. Lâchez-lui les basques. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.230.30.143 (talk) 11:19, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-03-12T11:19:00.000Z","author":"132.230.30.143","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-132.230.30.143-2012-03-12T11:19:00.000Z-86.128.193.161-2011-12-04T15:04:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->