Child Soldiers: The Casualities in Football

 Once a person is labeled as a prodigy, the future, or the next (whatever), that person, no matter his age, origin or race, is already destined to carry a great load of responsibility.

 Not everyone can handle that kind of pressure, some may fail because the load of expectation is too big for them, injuries also might get into the way, wrong decisions made by parents, agent or ultimately the player himself or just sheer luck that did not turn to their way.

 Fortunately, players like Fernando Torres, Joe Cole, Andrea Pirlo, Lionel Messi and almost all the players we know now have already went through that difficult period of time and have now succeeded to become one of the best football players on the planet.

 That’s all we know now right, the players who have succeeded in their live and now have turned into millionaires.

 But, what about the players who did not make it, players who were also labeled the next best thing to come out, but never showed up?

 What went wrong with these players? Why they never made it? How come they have been forgotten? Was over-confident a factor for their failures?  I did some research and found out that there are so many factors that can affect a player’s future.

 So, I decided to write an article to honor these forgotten former child soldiers, who, unfortunately, have become the causalities in the war of football.

 So this is the list of players (countdown style) who I think could have made it big time with our current stars if situations have allowed it.

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