According to Spain's Marca newspaper, AC Milan left-back Theo Hernandez helped France beat Belgium in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals, and he had the opportunity to play for Spain.
Special Olympics has previously played for Real Madrid, Alaves and Real Sociedad, and although he was born in France and played for the French U18, U19 and U20 teams, he still had the opportunity to play for the Spanish national team.
For foreigners who have lived in Spain for more than 10 years, naturalization in Spain is not difficult, but the Spanish national team has never called up Special Olympics.
Theo revealed in 2019: "If Deschamps called me, I would report to France, and there may be people who wanted me to choose Spain, but I made the decision many years ago, the Spanish Football Association called me and Lucas (Hernandez), when I had already played for the French U18 team. ”
Theo has expressed his displeasure about not being selected for the French national team, but now he has got what he wants and plays for France with his brother Lucas.
（Paul）