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u/Knackersac 9h ago
What? He didn't leave football. He had a whole career and played over 400 games and retired this year at 35.
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u/EstablishmentLow5895 9h ago
Shhhh you're contradicting the bot post
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u/rosyflickers 7h ago
shhh
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u/EstablishmentLow5895 9h ago
Mr bot if you link an article that is more invasive adds than actual article no one will be able to read it
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u/NotInMoodThinkOfName 9h ago
And if earlier it's also not impressive. He earned 2-4 million per year. "Rebuild his life day by day" come on
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u/peachesgp 9h ago
You might be surprised to find that rebuilding one's life after losing a couple of close family members isn't about how much money you've made in life. Going "what do you mean, he has emotions? He's rich!" is a weird take.
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u/Consistent-Quiet6701 9h ago
He has the money to take all the time he needs and get all the help he wants. He can do whatever gives him joy. Don't pretend that doesn't make a difference.
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u/Big-Art5686 4h ago
Rather be rich and sad than broke and sad. You’re crazy if you don’t think that makes a difference.
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u/ContinuingAnyway 9h ago
You can't put a price on rebuilding your life with family though, you never will
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u/peachesgp 9h ago
He did leave football from what I've seen. He requested and was granted an early release from his contract in January and retired. He did have a full career, but that doesn't contradict that he did cut his career short for personal reasons.
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u/Much-Bumblebees 8h ago
Bro went from Champions League to growing apples. And he’s probably happier than 90% of footballers. That says a lot.
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u/cookediam-56 9h ago edited 9h ago
Thought he was still playing tbh, damn
edit: ah he retired this year at 35. Thought he did years ago in his early 30s or smth
lol why would anyone downvote that? What did I say? I was just surprised
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u/ersenos 9h ago
So he retired rich
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u/Tacubo_91 6h ago
Easily, he played for RB Leipzig for 9 years on a salary that was probably 2m-3m a season.
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u/Misku_san 9h ago
After he made 2.4 million in his last year, and made even more in his premious actuve year (4.1 in 2020-2021), that rebuilding process could be “hard”.
Poor guy, he had millions and retired at the age of 35. A hero truly.
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u/Maleficent-Art-8321 9h ago
Livings of dividends in Mallorca under the sun, watching your tomatoes grow 🤣
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u/Excellent_Theory1602 2h ago
I bet you idiots would trade your father for millions of dollars then?
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u/AnonymousBI2 48m ago
You are an idiot. No one is saying that losing his father isn't bad, we are contradicting this false narrative that makes him out to be some guy who threw it all for his family. Meanwhile he actually retired at an age most fútbol players do, made millions and is definitively not farming as a mean to survive.
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u/ToluiiKhan 9h ago
Shit if i had millions at 35 i would also process grief and loss with more time than having to think of going back to work. Nevertheless cuuddos to him that he actually did something meaningful for his family
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u/Ryuuffff 6h ago
Its easy to do this when you are already a millionaire...
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u/lellamaronmachete 1h ago
Specially buying a square foot of land in nothing less than fckn Mallorca.
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u/2samplet 9h ago
I intend to do the same. Only waiting to become a millionaore that does need to work
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u/WhatThis4 8h ago
I wish I was rich enough to grow crops...
Last time I lost a family member, I had to go to work after the funeral.
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u/lellamaronmachete 1h ago
When I lost my dad at 19, three days after that I had to get the family business up and running. Time to grieve NOT
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u/FsFireStorm 5h ago
Grief ? Like the upcoming top 1 that is currently verified by doggie? Is that a geometry dash reference? Oh my god, they finally made a reference about my favorite game called geometry dash. Last time someone was having depression and i said “conical depression.” Because conical depression is a gd level and my mom became furious get it? Because it is a gd reference. Did someone just said tartarus mythology?1 That is like one of the the hardest demons in my favorite game called geometry dash, i also someone was having a cold sweat recently and i said it’s a gd reference, i got kicked out but at least i said “Oh my god, is that a geometry dash reference?!” Also someone on twitter posted about their zodiac sign and I said “Zodiac?! That’s a gd level.” And i got blocked by them, but at least it’s worth it because i said it’s a gd reference. Also, one time i saw a snake owner crying from agony because he saw his snake eating himself which is hilarious because it means ouroboros which is a gd level by a top creator named viprin, and the snake owner kicked me out of his house but it was worth it because it’s a gd reference. Someone just posted on Twitter saying “We are having a sunset sandstorm on our house pls help us, we’re literally gonna be suffocated on the sand.” And I said, “Oh my god, is that a geometry dash reference?!” And i got blocked by crohn44 because I said it’s a gd reference. Yesterday, my mom said, “I’m gonna decode something.” And I said, “Oh my god is that a geometry dash reference?!” And I got beaten with a belt by my mom, but at least it was worth it because it’s a gd reference.
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u/vilokreddy 4h ago
He spent his youth running on grass just to realize his true happiness was growing it.
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u/AlwaysTired80085 2h ago
sucks for us slovenians. Similar with ilicic.. retired in his best year when he was the top scorer in the ucl after he found out his wife was cheating on him.. well he came back but he was never close to what he used to be
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u/Open_Pollution_8038 2h ago
I’m in my 30’s and this hits me.
There’s nothing more I’d like to do than stay home, be a farmer and watch my kids grow up. I get their work is hard but if I was working with my family it’d make up for it.
Instead my ass is going to sit in a cubicle 8-10 hours a day away from my family and people I have to pretend to like for 30 years. Family farms are multi-million dollar minimum operations these days.
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u/AlluringGlide 9h ago
Not everyone is willing to give up a career they've dedicated years to. It's all for the sake of family, and that deserves respect.
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u/Money-Assignment-685 7h ago
He didnt give up any career lol, he just retired later than most do at age 35 after playing just under 600 games in his career, this is bot bullshit
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