I have a 16-year-old son. I’m in my early 30s (had him very young) and a professional footballer. My son also dreams of becoming a successful footballer (he’s been playing since he was 6), but he’s just… not great. He’s good, but not great - and in this extremely competitive industry you need to be at least great in order to even stand a chance. So I told him, as someone who’s been doing this for a very, very long time & is active in this sphere, that he should find another, more attainable dream. He took it as me not believing in him, but I’m just objective and realistic.

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    15 days ago

    Is it possible to be a pro footballer without being mega famous? How did a footballer end up on lemmy?

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      15 days ago

      People like to spew their opinions on the Internet, and celebrities are - shhh, dont tell anyone - literally people.

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      14 days ago

      They have something like 5 tiers of professional football in the UK. There are a lot of pros and they don’t make a lot of money.