The story of Nico Williams, who is playing the best football of his career, is a modern tale of human trafficking, hope, emigration and love of strangers
Nico (and Iñaki) parents, María and Felix, travelled from Ghana in search of a better future. They used their savings to pay a human trafficking gang to take them to the UK, but they left them stranded half way. They had to walk the Sahara desert without shoes (Felix has got no sensibility on his foot as he walked over sand 50 degrees hot).
María was pregnant from William
Friends died and were buried, but they kept walking. They were arrested in Melilla (Spanish colony) and a lawyer told them to lie and say they had come from a war affected country (Liberia).
They were introduced to a priest who helped them get the documents to stay in Spain, and found them work too. Iñaki was born soon after
The family moved to Pamplona (in the nearby Navarra) and that is when Nico was born
Iñaki only found out about his parents journey when he was 18
Now both Nico and Iñaki talk every time they can about María and Felix, and what they did for them
Cristiano Ronaldo has been transferred in by more than one million #FPL managers ahead of GW4.
Here's our FPL expert @FPLGeneral on how to build a wildcard squad with the #MUFC forward in it...
https://t.co/4151lwJzOj
Go Asia! We will donate emergency supplies (1.8M masks, 210K test kits, 36K protective suits, plus ventilators & thermometers) to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Delivering fast is not easy, but we'll get it done!
Bangl performing well above their world ranking of 7th. Massive support in the stands. It’s a long group stage but what a start to their @cricketworldcup. 🔥 🐅 #SAvBAN
People are still surprised when Bangladesh do well? Why? They have long since shook off the no-hopers tag of 15 years ago (In all formats) CT Semi finalists? Knocked us out of the last WC?
Time for some respect please
#CWC19#SAvBAN
Lack of intent:
Short ball after short ball troubled Pakistan against West Indies.
Positive intent:
The first 2 short balls bowled by South Africa to Bangladesh smashed to the boundary.
#CWC19#PAKvWI#SAvBAN
Even though they've come a long way and are now a team to be respected, Bangladesh still need to improve at staying on top of a game and keeping their foot on the opposition's throat #bbccricket#CWC19#SAvBan
To Iranian President Rouhani: LOSING MY SIGHT, LOSING MY MIND, WISH SOMEBODY WOULD TELL ME I’M FINE, NOTHING’S ALRIGHT, NOTHING IS FINE, I’M RUNNING AND IM CRYING. CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES, THIS IS MY LAST RESORT.
Mesut Özil is the only player to top assist charts in World Cup, Euro, Champions League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Premier League and Europa League.
Pretty insane.
#germany#GermanyMustRespectToOEzil
Dear non English football fans.
Football’s coming home is a fun song highlighting the lack of success of our football team for decades. No one really thought we’d win it. I totally get why you might think it was arrogance, but it’s more our self deprecatory sense of humour. 👍🏻