The beautiful game has been graced by sublime talents and immortal names over the years. The likes of Diego Armando Maradona, Eusebio, Jairzinho, Garrincha, George Weah, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and the biggest of them all – Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, “Pele”. Now, other than being legends of the game, what else did these wonderful footballers have in common?
It’s their childhood background, a life spent growing up in the streets, without food, money or luxuries, working for livelihood from a tender age, knowing its a tough place out there, with the only thing that that gave them comfort and solace, being that magical sphere of 28-inch circumference.
Maybe, it was this tough upbringing that made them fight hard for success – knowing from an early age that things seldom go your way, and that you have to fight, fight and fight more to achieve something.
Even today, we have some of the biggest names in the game, coming from the most humble of backgrounds – for life wasn’t handed to them on a silver platter; they had to earn things. Here’s a look at the six best footballers in the world today, from six countries and six clubs, who went from rags to riches.
It’s their childhood background, a life spent growing up in the streets, without food, money or luxuries, working for livelihood from a tender age, knowing its a tough place out there, with the only thing that that gave them comfort and solace, being that magical sphere of 28-inch circumference.
Maybe, it was this tough upbringing that made them fight hard for success – knowing from an early age that things seldom go your way, and that you have to fight, fight and fight more to achieve something.
Even today, we have some of the biggest names in the game, coming from the most humble of backgrounds – for life wasn’t handed to them on a silver platter; they had to earn things. Here’s a look at the six best footballers in the world today, from six countries and six clubs, who went from rags to riches.
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