Barthes, Baile and other football players who almost became rugbists

Blogger Sport.ua Igor Yavkin talks about players who could become rugby.

Gareth Bale Golf connoisseur and the 5-time winner of the Champions League was a classmate of the former captain of the Rugbid Wales Rugby national team. Gareth and Sam played football and rugby at the school level. Worbjorton later tried his hand at the City City Academy, but did not approach.

So, after graduating from high school, everyone chose their own sport, where he became a superstar.

mirror.co.uk Delly Exchabbek in the national team of England, the career is not at all predicted. Who knows, perhaps in the rugby, he could achieve more. In addition to football matches, Dele Ali, in addition to football matches, also participated in rugby duels.

“He was very talented and could manifest himself in many sports. Alley played in a football team, but for the most important matches with rugby I asked him to play for us. I put Dele Wnger and you would see him bypassing the opponents. He was very fast, agile, intelligent and always benefit the team. It was these virtues that enabled him to become the highest level football player. I am sure that he would have become a successful rugbist if he wanted it, ”the physical education teacher Tim Hudson told The Sun.

Didier Deham Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Didier Deham in an exhibition match against Zinedin Zidan The current head coach of the French national team was a very sports guy. His range of sports interests in childhood – swimming, long jump, handball and running. In the 5th grade, Didier won the school race for 1000 meters. The physical education teacher suggested that Dehamu was more serious about the rugby, and at such a speed he was quickly counted as one of the best academies of France – Barrit. However, according to Didier himself, closer to his teenage age he saw that his peers were beginning to exceed him in anthropometry. In the future, he left rugby and started a football path.

Aaron Remie Another Welshman under 18 years of age studied at the football and rugby academies. And in both sports, the young man’s business went very well. Everything was decided at the age of 17. Then Ramsey received an invitation from the football Cardif City and the Rugby -St. Helens. Football functionaries were more agile, and the rugbists Aaron refused only because at that time he had already concluded a preliminary agreement with Cardiff.

Emerik Lapeport The European Champion 20124 initially led to a professional career in the rugby, because there is less competition there. However, the father, who played in the rugby himself, persuaded the choice for football.

“As a kid, I played football and rugby. And then he did not know where he would get better, because football was immediately said that only one of a thousand would reach a high professional level. He began football as an attacker, and continued to play the midfielder and eventually became a defender. I had to go for great casualties to get to where I am now. I was denied my dad. He himself performed in the 2nd Division of the French Championship and claimed that rugby is a physically too difficult sport where the body works faster. It was my father who insisted on football class, and I trust him, ”Laporty said in an interview with The Guardian on the eve of Euro 20124.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain By the age of 15, the English midfielder attended football and rugby training, which was categorically not greeted by coaches of both sports disciplines. It came to the fact that when the guy was asked at the age of 16, who to conclude the first contract with, he had proposals on the table from the LCD “London Ayrish” and FC “Southampton”. According to the player himself, football coaches were more persistent.

By the way, when Oxlade-Chamberlain moved from Arsenal to Liverpool for £ 35 million, the British media jokes that Alex is the most expensive rugbist in history.

Fabien Barthes Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Fabien Barthes The World and Europe Champion has also successfully combined two sports disciplines for a long time. It’s not surprising. Alen, Fabien’s father, was a well -known rugbist at home. He advocated a strong rugby “napbonn” and played for France from Rugby. Barthes-youth hesitated which sport to choose, and even played a few matches for the Belest Rugby Club from the 5th Division. In the end, Fabien chose football where he turned out better.

However, I will later return to the rugby exhubricka.

“I do not know what to do next. I will enjoy life without football. Here they were offered to work on a commander on the World Cup with rugby. Why not? I only hear all my life, ”Barthes said in 2007 after graduating from a football career.

Igor Yavkin