Find out more about the fathers of famous footballers.

Munir Nasraoui: The Father of Yamal

Yesterday I walked around my hometown, where on the asphalt streets I raised a future football star. Munir argued with his neighbors, blaming one of them for the conflict. He allegedly doused Nasrawi with water. Yamal’s father behaved aggressively, there is a video recording. The police were called to him. It is difficult to determine whether Munir was sober. One of the popular interviews, in which he joked that Messi should learn from Yamal, was given while he was drunk. And last night Nasraoui got into a conflict with his neighbors in the parking lot. And he was stabbed. Let’s hope he is fine. They said he was in “critical condition”, and then it turned out that Munir was quickly discharged from the hospital. The police are working, the culprits will be brought to justice. Yamal’s father was associated with petty crime. He changed his profession to feed his family. Migrant life in Spain if there is no desire or access to acquire knowledge. Munir dreamed of becoming a footballer, but his son has fame and money. Nasraoui needs a “nanny” to avoid getting involved in stabbing fights.

Mark Bellingham: Jude’s father

And Job, because there are two professional footballers in the family. Mark worked as a police officer and then moved to the school where Jude studied. Friends jokingly called the Irishman “Pele”. At the semi-professional level, Mark Bellingham scored nearly seven hundred goals. Never good enough to start a professional career, Mark was head and shoulders above his opponents in the amateur league. The strong striker passed on his passion for the game to his sons. Jude’s mother is also a caring woman: she quickly realized that it was the heirs who would make the family rich. Denise made sure that Jude and Job did not become hooligans and give up football. She lives in Madrid with her eldest son, while Mark takes care of his youngest son, who plays for Sunderland in the championship. Yesterday Bellingham was the MVP of the Super Bowl victory.

Antonio Hernandez: Rodri’s father

The Ballon d’Or contender and European champion of Manchester City was born in Madrid. His father Antonio was the son of a doctor. He became an engineer himself. Rodri’s family is not poor; his passion for football was viewed with skepticism. Mother Elena, who works as a director in an advertising agency, forced her son to graduate from university. Only when it became clear that Rodri was playing at the level of the youth national teams of Spain, they left him behind. The footballer’s two brothers, Gonzalo and Alvaro, also have higher education. The first received a scholarship USAand the second went to one of Manchester’s universities. Rodri’s parents are upper middle class. Hence the player’s lack of tattoos and social networks? It’s possible. Engineer Antonio Hernandez doubted that his son would succeed in sports, but he calmed down a long time ago. Rodri is very nice.

Jose de Oliveira – Vinicius’ father

Vini’s father is so young that he could be confused with his brother. The main contender for the Ballon d’Or is known as Vinicius Junior. The Real Madrid winger’s father sold used cars. Dad didn’t manage to get rich, worked on a construction site and went to work in Sao Paulo. The family lived modestly. The footballer said he had to wear boots everywhere, because his parents didn’t have money for sneakers. A traditional story for Brazil, although not all footballers experience the ordeal of the favelas these days. But in Vinicius’ hometown, residents have an app on their phones that reports shootings and murders so people know which streets to avoid. Junior immediately moved his family to Madrid after moving to Real Madrid.

Patrick Kane: Harry’s father

We don’t know what Patrick Kane did to the leprechauns, but the insidious Irish mythical creatures don’t give football gold to his son Harry. The son of an Irishman was born in the suburbs of London. Kane attended the same school as David Beckham shortly before. That’s why there is a photograph of the Real Madrid star with little Harry and his future wife Katie. They grew up on the same street. Papa Patrick worked in construction. He was a carpenter and became a foreman. The Irishman’s children dreamed of football, but Harry’s brother Charlie became his agent. He has a client who changed teams only once in his life. Kane thanks his father for instilling in him a love of sports. The footballer got his physical features from Patrick’s father: the old man is taller and stronger. But the Bayern Munich striker got his football genes from his mother Kim. There were several mid-level football players in his family.

Wilfried Mbappe: Kylian’s father

The first child of athletes on the list. Wilfried from Cameroon came to France and became a football coach at a children’s school. Kilian’s mother is originally from Algeria and was a professional handball player. Faiza Lamari did not protect her children from playing football, but demanded that they study well. There is a funny video where Kilian is scolded at school for his poor performance and his ear is pulled a little. Now such a teacher would be fired. And fifteen years later they received a world champion, a newcomer to Real Madrid, who scored the first goal for the new club in the Super Cup final of UEFA. Mbappe is grateful to his parents. Now his father Wilfred is divorced from his mother Faiza. Ibrahimovic has openly said that Mbappe’s parents have become a problem for the striker’s career. Wilfried and Fayza have not always behaved magnificently when they earned money from their talented son.

Jorge Horacio Messi – Lionel’s father

Rosario is a dangerous city. A few years ago, Argentine football legend Tomas Karlovic was killed here. Grandpa’s bicycle was stolen again, but for some reason they hit the old man on the head with a pipe. Doctors could not save Thomas. And Messi’s wife’s supermarket in Rosario was bombed at night, “a message was broadcast”. Lionel’s brother was friends with local bandits, which caused problems. The family was initially poor. But then Jorge got a job in a steel mill. He earned good money, and his mother took Lionel’s granddaughter to the football section. And they rushed to Catalonia to visit their relatives, because Messi stopped growing. $ 900 a month for growth hormones is a lot of money, Jorge did not have any. The elder Messi later became a children’s football coach and Lionel’s agent. Jorge has always been incredibly cheeky in negotiations. I contacted Valdano from Real Madrid as soon as the Barcelona school tried to reduce payments to Lionel’s son’s family. Each signing of a new contract with Barcelona began with Jorge’s flights to Madrid, Milan and Manchester. Parents of sports stars often see their heirs as a source of huge profits.

Dinis Aveiro: Ronaldo’s father

Cristiano did not have a warm and close relationship with his father. Alcoholism stole Dinish from his family. Aveiro worked as a gardener and worked in a factory. He drank so much that Ronaldo’s mother tried to shield her children from communication. The father did not insist. Dinis died in 2005 from cirrhosis of the liver. Cristiano regrets that he could not get to know his father as a person. He also failed to save his father from addiction. But the elder brother of the legend, Hugo Aveiro, became a drug addict after a short unsuccessful career as a football player. Ronaldo was still small then, but his mother, Dona Dolores, sent her eldest son to the clinic. The treatment was successful and now Hugo is enjoying the life of a billionaire’s brother. As you can see, the most famous football players come from poor families. Motivation matters. Only in countries where football is a religion, even the children of wealthy parents sometimes give one hundred percent in class. But the most beautiful of all are the boys from working-class families. Ronaldo’s son recently met Yamal and will follow the Euro 2024 star’s example, because he also wants to become a footballer.