Top 5 Footballers whose stories are worthy of a film!
Top 5 Footballers who had a childhood worthy for inspiring others!
Football has long been a vehicle for many underprivileged men and women to improve their financial circumstances. The true beauty of the matter lies not only in that those successful in this regard are able to rise due to their own blood, sweat and tears – but that in doing so their families are lifted, while thousands of fans can revel in and derive joy from their achievements.
1. Steven pienaar.
Growing up in apartheid-era South Africa was a dangerous proposition for Steven Pienaar, who has described native Westbury – on the fringes of Johannesburg – as a cauldron of violence and strife. Pienaar has recalled being banned by his mother from sitting on the couch to watch television, as she feared a stray bullet would come flying through the window and harm her son – so he was restricted to sitting on the floor. The Everton man has also recalled despicable instances of racism he faced because of the colour of his skin – and the joy he felt when apartheid was lifted at long last in 1994. While Pienaar was able to escape the dangers of Westbury via football, many others weren’t.
2. Memphis Depay
Call him Memphis. Not Memphis Depay. Or worse, just Depay. It's Memphis."It's very tricky for me, because you'd prefer to play with your last name on your jersey, like everybody," he said. "But the rift with my father is irreparable. I don't speak to him. I have no contact with family on my father's side. And I never will again." Memphis and his mother lived a sparse life from then on, with money forever tight. His biological father was mostly absent and had no significant role at all in raising him.It left a confident but confused Memphis in search of father figures. He adored his maternal grandfather, but he passed away when he was 15. He was difficult, petulant and angry. So angry. He raged against any authority figures in his life.While soccer brought conflict, it was also a refuge. "I think it kept me off the street," Memphis said once.
3.Franck Ribery.
Life has not been an easy task for Franck ribery as he was literally scared for life at the tender age of two. The Bayern Munich star suffered a serious injury in 1985 when a truck collided with the car his whole family was travelling in. Ribery required more than a hundred stitches that left him the two long scars down the right side of his face and the other across his eyebrows that now characterise him. These scars marked Franck's character as he grew up, for he was object of ridicule and mockery from peers his whole life. It was the cruelty of other children that forged his fighting spirit as he explained about it back in 2012: "I'm proud of my scar, it gave me strength and forged my character. You have to be mentally strong to withstand the ridicule of other children and the stares of adults."His life story is worthy of a film.
4.Yuri Zhikhov
For Yuri Zhirkov, football was initially a way to escape a cramped life at home that saw the six members of his family crammed into a one-bedroom apartment in Tambov. As a youngster, Zhirkov would stay out kicking a ball around in the alleys between buildings in his neighbourhood, waiting until his family had gone to sleep to return home. He slept on a folding bed and would miss training during the summer months to aid his parents growing food to sustain them during the winter. Zhirkov’s first payment for his footballing services was also in food, and not until he was signed by CSKA Moscow as a 20-year-old did Zhirkov have the financial means to watch the sport he played on television in his own home.
5.Luis Suarez.
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