Category: Football Legends

N’Golo Kante was born into poverty to parents who migrated from Mali to France in 1980 for better opportunities. His father passed away when he was young, leaving his …

Nickname: “Ginger Pele,” Kevin De Bruyne, the son of Herwig and Anna De Bruyne, has been a football celebrity since his early childhood. While everyone knows he is Belgian, …

The French football legend Kylian Mbappe has roots in three African countries: Nigeria and Cameroon through his father, and Algeria through his mother. He is the son of Fayza …

Salah’s football journey as a teenager was fueled by his love for not only Francesco Totti, Zidane, and Ronaldo de Lima but also for his wife, Magi Sadeq. They …

As the firstborn, Eden naturally developed a sense of responsibility towards his younger brothers. He embraced the role of a big brother, becoming a foundational support for their future. …

Nicknamed Coco by his childhood friends, Karim Benzema is the son of Hafid and Wahida, who descended from a family of immigrants from Algeria (North Africa). He overcame many …

Following his grandmother’s death, Leo stopped growing and this was a time when his future as a footballer became threatened. Looking recognizably smaller, doctors eventually diagnosed Lionel Messi as …

As a child, young Ronaldo Nazário witnessed his parents (Nelio Nazario de Lima Snr and Sonia dos Santos Barata) go their separate ways. Before that, they had struggled to …