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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    13 hours ago

    Regardless of talent kids should always have a backup plan. What if he broke his leg and couldn’t get back into shape? Shit happens.

    This way it will not be such a big deal if he can’t make a football career happen.