00:00Well, Australia is a multicultural country, and football is a multicultural.
00:04You look at not just Australia, you look at the European teams.
00:07They're all from all over Europe, from all different cultures.
00:13You look at the South Americans, the same.
00:15Even Japan now, I've got a few players in there.
00:17Yes, it's very important.
00:19I was the first Middle Eastern player to ever play for Australia, and so on.
00:24Now there's been more.
00:25There's been more Lebanese-Australian playing for Australia.
00:28You had Andrew Nubut, you had Tariq Elridge before, and there's been a lot more, and
00:34there will be a lot more.
00:35What can I say?
00:36Even Harry Suter is Scottish.
00:37I mean, at the end of the day, if you've got a bloodline that runs through to that nation,
00:45go for it.
00:47I think maybe that, you know, Malaysia, I know they're trying to do the same thing.
00:51Probably it didn't go too well the way they did it, but Indonesia's done it now.
00:57You look at Indonesia with their bloodline.
00:59They've got so many players playing in Europe and elsewhere.
01:03Even Vietnam is getting players.
01:05Look, it's all over.
01:06Multicultural, it's all over the world.
01:08Yeah, there's nothing wrong with that.
01:10There's nothing wrong.
01:10I'm loving it.
01:11You've got to be proud.
01:12If a nation gives you the opportunity, be proud.
01:15Be proud of it.
01:16You have to play.
01:17You play your heart out for that nation, because that's the nation that's given you
01:20the opportunity to play.
01:21I mean, obviously, I migrated from Lebanon at a young age and played my football in Australia.
01:29Australia gave me a second chance at life, you know what I mean?
01:33When you come from a war-torn country, it's not easy.
01:35And as we can see now, around the world, the same thing is happening.
01:40Yeah, I was very emotional, but very, very proud Australian to play for it.
