In a long interview with Le Parisien, Patrice Evra discussed a number of subjects close to his heart. The taboo of homosexuality in football, the touching that he suffered in his youth, racism as well as his return to his childhood neighborhood, the Ulis.
Known for his outspokenness, the former Manchester United defender in particular, spoke of his contact with the suburbs in which he grew up. He never expected to receive such a welcome. “It’s difficult, because even when you succeed, you come back to the neighborhood and you are seen as a foreigner. All these friends who said: ‘C ‘is the family’… Well that’s wrong, you become an enemy”, he balances before evoking a delicate situation , “I almost lost an eye because I came back, and someone was talking about me.”
A story he had never told before, but which indicates the difficulty that can arise when a person who has touched Success. “I was happy, I even came back with the club costume to see my friends who were dressed in baggy clothes. People said that I told myself”, he admits with some regret.
Now 40 years old, “Tonton Pat” is thinking about the future of his neighborhood and says to himself that he will have to get his hands on the “Pat” for the Ulis. “When you get out of there, you have to set a good example and try to help people. When I come back to France, I will try to do something for my neighborhood”, he insists.
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