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Soccer News of Monday, 4 May 2020

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I once begged for money - Patrice Evra

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Former French international, Patrice Evra has said that he once begged for money while growing up in the streets of Paris as a homeless kid.

Evra had a wonderful career playing for Monaco, Manchester United and also Juventus with lots of silverware to prove his success.

The Frenchman stated that though he had a tough childhood, he “wouldn’t change anything about his upbringing” because it helped build the man he is today.

“I’ll be honest with you, it was a tough childhood because I’ve got many brothers and sisters, so it wasn’t easy living in the street,” the 38-year-old told United’s official podcast.

“I was in Paris but living in the streets and sometimes I wasn’t even able to have some food.

“I remember my brother Dominique was working at a McDonalds and so I was going there and on his lunch break he was giving me his own food.

“I’m not scared to say that I’ve begged for money in front of shops. I’ve been in front of shops and when I’ve seen some people I’ve said, ‘Can I have a Euro?’ and sometimes they were giving me the money and sometimes not, just because I wanted to buy a sandwich.

“It was a tough time, but a happy time. I was always happy and always felt lucky, I wouldn’t change anything, I would keep it that way because it built the man I am.”