Soccer

Yan Diomande on the life of his sister, Roxane: “I wrote this because I can’t speak about it. I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on.”

At 19 years old, Tijjani Reijnders was working at his local Aldi supermarket. The Manchester City midfielder on his surreal path to the Premier League.

Edin Džeko pens a letter to the children of Bosnia: “I grew up with war. Suddenly, I was living a fairy tale. Nothing is ever impossible. Not even taking Bosnia to the World Cup.”

“Odrastao sam u ratu. Odjednom sam živio u bajci. Nikada ništa nije nemoguće. Čak ni odvesti Bosnu i Hercegovinu na Svjetsko prvenstvo.”

Divock Origi announces his retirement: “When you can look back and savour all the sweet moments with only gratitude and zero regret, that’s when you know it’s time to say goodbye.”

Representing Portugal at the World Cup means everything to Diogo Dalot: “Even close to death, I was thinking about football.”

Amadou Onana shares his story: “If you want a good football story, watch a good football match. This is life I’m talking about.”

Ahead of the Europa League final, defender Ezri Konsa penned a letter to Aston Villa fans: “Nothing would mean more to me than to win this trophy. This club means everything to me.”

For everyone who is a part of Arsenal W.F.C. captain Kim Little’s journey, she wrote this for you: “When I do that now, what I see most clearly isn’t really a goal or a match or a trophy. It’s people.”

Victor Osimhen: “Tanrı’nın lütfuyla başardım. Benim hikayem kanıt olsun.”

Victor Osimhen: “Pela graça de Deus, eu consegui. Let my story be proof to those kids.”

Gabriel Jesus: “For me, a day without football is a terrible day.” 

Real Salt Lake and USMNT midfielder Diego Luna receives the Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award for empowering young people to speak openly about mental health.

Dayne St. Clair shares how mentorship built his career and how he’s paying it forward: “I’m the first one to say that, without mentors, I’d be in a very different place.”

Jasmine Mander is ready to share what happened during the Paris Olympics: “I want to set the record straight, take accountability, and tell you my side of the story.”

Stefan Frei is raising money for brave cancer warriors, and every dollar is changing the odds: “One in five kids with cancer dies. If 20 kids show up at our training ground … Yeah, you do the math.”

From humble beginnings in English football to reaching the heights of the Premier League with Sunderland, Luke O’Nien’s journey is built on resilience.

Real Salt Lake and USMNT midfielder Diego Luna opens up about his mental health struggles, and he has become an advocate for the younger generation. In partnership with Audi: “One thing that I want the kids to take away is to not wait to get help.”

After recovering from her stroke, Ellie Roebuck has a new outlook on life and football: “I’ve got this burning love for the game again. Every training session feels like a gift, even when I’m not perfect, because I know what truly matters.”

On August 16, Sunderland’s eight-year journey back to the top tier of English football ended.

Alexis Mac Allister habla del profundo significado de ganar un Mundial para Argentina, la especial hermandad que hay en el Liverpool FC y el legado de Diogo: “Ah, es sólo fútbol. ¿Quién puede decir eso?”

Alexis Mac Allister on winning a World Cup for Argentina, the brotherhood of Liverpool FC, and the legacy of Diogo: “Oh, it’s just football. How can we say that ever again?”

Off the field, Kellyn Acosta is inspiring change in his community one step at a time: “What defines you is not the praise you receive in the spotlight. It’s the small things you do in the dark.”

Taylor Twellman knows talent when he sees it.