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 …

Djordje Petrovic, the son of former Serbian Goalkeeper Gordana Petrovic, rose from a small mining town in Serbia to become Chelsea FC’s first choice. Behind his success came great …

The Goalkeeper is the son of Vitoria-Gasteiz, who, together with her husband, works in Spain’s state security force. Unai Simon was raised in a peace-loving home, in a family …

Donnarumma was introduced to goalkeeping by his uncle Ernesto, who often took him to train at the Castellammare pitches. From a young age, he loved football and dreamed of …

Born to a family of Asian background, to his mother, Sue Pickford (a housekeeper) and his father, Lee Pickford (a builder), the English Goalkeeper was raised a Catholic. He …

The Goalkeeper (born to a Haitian Mother and a Guadeloupean father) didn’t fancy football as a kid as he often gets bored each time his family watches soccer on …

Although known to be a popular football-loving Billionaire, Abramovich had a fair start to life as he was born to a middle-class Jewish family background. Research has it that …

The Football Boss was born into a family that has an outstanding history in Politics and Law. Young “El Loco”, as he is nicknamed, broke that tradition by dedicating …

The Football Manager was raised in Murphy, an Argentine town by his parents, Amalia and Hector Pochetino, who were both farmers. Mauricio Pochettino’s career destiny was fueled by the …

Born to a retired footballer (Miguel Ángel ‘Periko’ Alonso Oyarbide), Xabi, with his brothers, Mikel (namesake to his childhood best friend, Mikel Arteta) and Jon, once made the streets …