EXTRA CREDIT POST: Basque Country Football Team

The Basque Country football team is officially called "Euskal Herriko futbol selekzioa" in Basque. The team consists of players from the Basque autonomous communities, both of Spain and France. The team in Basque has a few different names including "Euskal Herriko Selekzioa, Selección de Euskadi, Euskal Selekzioa, Euskadi XI and Basque XI". The Basque football team is not affiliated with either FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) or UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), and because the Basque football team is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA it can only play friendly matches. The Basque football team mostly plays agains other countries as Algeria, Russia, Romania, and Hungry, not against other leagues or teams like Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea.

The Basque football team's last match was on December 28th, 2013 against Peru, and their squad consisted of:

1 GK Gorka Iraizoz 

13 GK Eñaut Zubikarai 

2 DF Andoni Iraola 

3 DF Jon Aurtenetxe 

4 DF Ion Ansotegi 

5 DF Iñigo Martínez 

16 DF Mikel Balenziaga 

14 DF Borja Ekiza 

15 DF Mikel San José 

12 DF Oier 

17 MF Markel Bergara 

10 MF Óscar de Marcos 

8 MF Beñat 

19 MF Asier Illarramendi 

6 MF Ander Iturraspe 

7 MF Xabi Prieto 

20 MF Markel Susaeta 

11 MF Roberto Torres 

18 FW Gaizka Toquero 

22 FW Ibai Gómez 

9 FW Aritz Aduriz 

21 FW Imanol Agirretxe

Their is also a Basque Country Women's football team, they are also not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, so can only play friendly matches.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_regional_football_team

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