After their career, not all professional football players necessarily stay in the world of sport, some distance themselves from it while others completely cut ties! This is the case of a former midfielder from the golden generation of the Red Devils, Mousa Dembélé. Aged 37 today, the former Tottenham player, still considered by his teammates as one of the most talented players of his generation, admits that he no longer follows the world of football at all.
“How many Red Devils international matches have I seen in recent years? (He puts his index finger to his thumb) Zero. None. I really can’t bring myself to do it. If my old friends have to play and I’m at home, I happen to see a piece of it. » admitted the former Belgium midfielder in an interview with Nieuwsblad.
Permanently settled in Portugal, Mousa Dembélé today admits that he is only interested in football through his son, Maalec, whom he sees playing every week in the colors of Sporting Lisbon: “You have footballers who only think about to football, who watch it all the time, who can’t talk about anything else. I love football, maybe more than these people, but real football. The game. Everything that surrounds it fascinates me less. »
