the Xhaka, another pair of brothers playing in two different countries

Alberto Llopis

Granit Xhaka and Taulant are two of the many brothers circulating in world football. Taulant, born in 1991, It is the eldest brother. Granite, born in 1992, He is the best known and arguably the most talented of the two. both brothers, They were born in Basel, Switzerland, place where his parents had arrived, source ethnic Albanians, in search of a better future from Kosovo, a situation that was very common during the conflict in the Balkans.

both brothers, they grew up in the quarry of Basel, club from which Granit, He hits the jump to Borussia Monchengladbach German. The two brothers also, shared equipment at the lower levels of Switzerland, where they scaled to U21. However when making the jump to the absolute, their paths separated. Granit decided to play with his country of birth and where he had grown, Switzerland while Taulant, he decided that his path as an international footballer was with Albania, the place of origin of their families.

Something similar to the case of the Boateng brothers with the particularity that these, They are brothers by the father but different mothers but one plays with Germany and the other with Ghana. The truth is that the selection of Switzerland is made up of players from diverse backgrounds, some of them as Shaqiri, with the very roots of the Xhaka. But that, I speak on other items.