With an impact and legacy that extends far beyond basketball, the ill-fated former American athlete has been honored by numerous organizations and people in other sports, particularly football. Large clubs and players.

Few people are aware that, despite being an American, Kobe is also an avid football fan. It’s possible that if he hadn’t followed a basketball career, he might have become an equally great and well-known soccer player.

On the occasion of traveling to Brazil to support the 2014 World Cup, Kobe stated: “Actually, I am also a football lover, mainly because I grew up in Italy with my family when I was six years old. years old (which is why his four kids have Italian names: Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, and Capri). Even at the age of 14, I preferred football to basketball. “This is my favorite sport.”

Kobe was an avid AC Milan fan who idolized former striker Marco van Basten. He once quipped, “If you cut my left hand, the blood will be red and black” (referring to AC Milan). If you cut my right hand, the blood will be purple-yellow (representing the Los Angeles Lakers).

With his outstanding body form and athletic abilities, he has been pursuing a career in shorts for a short time. Kobe explained: “I began playing as a custodian since I had the benefit of height and long arms, but I wasn’t particularly good at catching goals. I continued to practice and improved, and eventually was promoted to the midfielder.”

Kobe Bryant’s family returned to America in 1991, and he has dedicated his life to basketball ever since. Part of the objective explanation was that American high schools at the time did not favor football, thus Kobe had fewer opportunities to play the sport than he did in Italy.

Regardless, it was plainly the correct move, and the rest is history. Even though he has no interest in professional football, Kobe maintains a passionate passion for the king of sports, frequently appearing on the stands or communicating with European clubs to fly to the United States.

Kobe demonstrated his ability to juggle the ball as well as dunking. In addition to AC Milan, Kobe is a strong fan of Barcelona, as seen by his meetings and cooperation with superstar Lionel Messi in numerous advertising films. He still retains jerseys signed by Barcelona players and even has Messi’s headshot on the door of his locker at the Los Angeles Lakers.

Although football did not have a standout player, basketball and sports in general had another great. Previously, there was a nice comparison article like this. When we compare Kobe’s individual and collective accomplishments to football, what do we get?

– Devoting your entire career to one club, as Ryan Giggs did.

– Accompanying the team through numerous ups and downs, including Francesco Totti

– A world-class star, such as Lionel Messi.

– Won all trophies at club and national team levels, much as Xavi Hernandez.

– Dancing on the football pitch as Ronaldinho Gaucho.

– Having several unfortunate injuries, like Radamel Falcao.

– Conflict with other legends (Shaquille O’Neal), such as Pele and Maradona.

– The aura of a celebrity, such as David Beckham.

– High pay and large commercial contracts, like Neymar.

– Raps alongside Andy Cole (Kobe has participated in various music videos)

– There is a famous documentary like Cristiano Ronaldo (Kobe even won an Oscar for the animated film “Dear, Basketball” in which he authored the script himself).

– Have a compassionate heart and work hard for charity, like Didier Drogba.