{"id":54,"date":"2023-12-18T12:59:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/?p=54"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:59:49","slug":"the-10-players-who-were-rich-before-they-became-footballers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/ranking\/the-10-players-who-were-rich-before-they-became-footballers","title":{"rendered":"The 10 players who were rich before they became footballers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many players come from very poor families and have worked hard to realise their dream of becoming professional footballers. Others, on the other hand, grew up in well-off families and were simply looking for moral support.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the 10 players<\/a> who were rich before they became footballers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

10. Andrea Pirlo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Italian star Andrea Pirlo has said on several occasions that he didn’t play football for the money, but for the passion – he never needed the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Mario Balotelli<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"9.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another Italian who was very rich before becoming a footballer. After seeking help from social services because his family’s situation in Ghana was too delicate, Mario Balotelli was adopted by a very wealthy family in Brescia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Hugo Lloris<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"8.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lloris comes from a wealthy family in France. His mother is a lawyer and his father a banker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Marcelo Bielsa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"7.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Marcelo Bielsa was born into a family of lawyers in Rosario, but his passion for football was greater. One of his brothers is even Chancellor of the Republic of Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Mario G\u00f6tze<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"6.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2014 World Cup winner arrived in Borussia Dortmund’s<\/a> youth ranks at the age of 8. Some say it was his father’s money that helped him become a professional footballer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Mido<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"5.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Born in a country where not everyone has the means to succeed, Mido’s father was a footballer who showed him the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Robbin Van Persie<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"4.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He always wanted to become a professional footballer. Van Persie received moral and financial support from his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Ricardo Kak\u00e0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"3.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Brazilian was lucky enough to be born into a very wealthy family in Brazil. Kak\u00e0 also has two brothers who play football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Frank Lampard<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"2.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From a good footballing family, Frank Lampard’s father was a West Ham player and his uncle Harry Redknapp was a famous English football coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Gerard Piqu\u00e9<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"1.<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Piqu\u00e9 was rich long before football. The Spaniard was born into a very wealthy family and studied at one of Spain’s top grammar schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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