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What’s it like to play for the Danish national team when you grew up abroad, never lived in Denmark, and don’t speak Danish as your first language? Matt O’Riley and Mika Biereth both know the answer.

»Danish or English?«: That’s how the interview starts, and there’s a reason for it

Both Matt O’Riley (left) and Mika Biereth, despite their upbringing in London, are now part of the Danish national team. A very easy decision, according to both of them. Collage: Freja Juul Pedersen Foto: Jens Dresling.
Both Matt O’Riley (left) and Mika Biereth, despite their upbringing in London, are now part of the Danish national team. A very easy decision, according to both of them. Collage: Freja Juul Pedersen Foto: Jens Dresling.
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I thought I would be clever and funny to start with in my interview with national team players Mika Biereth and Matt O’Riley, preparing to ask the question they’ve likely heard countless times from the press.

But before we even sit down, Biereth beats me to the punch.

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