Source: REUTERS/LOIC VENANCE
[Saba Sports News] This summer, Danish national team player Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg transferred from Tottenham Hotspur to Marseille. Recently, in an interview, Hojbjerg talked about his ancestry. Hojbjerg’s first name, Pierre, is a typical French name. Hojbjerg explained, “It’s because I have French ancestry. My grandmother is French, and my mother has half French ancestry. My mother met my father in Paris, and my brother was also born there. Then my parents returned to Denmark, where I was born. My grandparents have a country villa in France, and we spend summers there, so I can speak French.” It is reported that Hojbjerg has always been proud of his French ancestry. In addition, Hojbjerg also has Zinedine Zidane’s French number 10 jersey. During the 2006 World Cup, Hojbjerg sat in front of the TV, just like a French fan, watching the French national team. Later, Hojbjerg grew up in Denmark and played for the Danish youth national team, which was a natural choice for him to become a Danish national team player.