Christian Burgess is a well-known figure in Belgian Football. The Englishman never has his tongue in his pocket. Today, at the microphone of Voetbal International, he talks about…politics.
Capable of the best and the worst on a football field, Christian Burgess fascinates as much as it divides. This time, on the sidelines of the Europa League match between Union and Twente, the Englishman addressed Football International.
The great central defender said he was very interested in politics, to the point where he considered one day, after his football career, to retrain in this environment.
“I was considering going into politics if I came back to England, but honestly I don’t think I would go back,” he said. “But I think I will return to Brussels.”
He also explained that he doesn’t understand much about Belgian politics, and we won’t blame him…”Doing politics here? I don’t think it’s a good idea. Belgian politics is the most illogical.”
“When the Union made me an offer at the time, the financial situation seemed similar to what I was earning at Portsmouth. At least that’s what I thought – I didn’t know I had to pay that much taxes in Belgium”, he confides.
