(Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)BOLOGNA, ITALY - AUGUST 30: Samuel Eto'o of FC Internazionale Milano during the Serie A match between Bologna and Inter at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on August 30, 2010 in Bologna, Italy. Samuel Eto´o volverá a Ultimate Team como jugador Icono en FIFA 21. Sports men and women are often described as heroes in the media, but what we do pales into insignificance when you see what these people across the world have done over the past few weeks and months – they are the real heroes and my heart goes out to them all.Indeed, it is at times like this that sport seems irrelevant. Inter Milan defeated Werder Bremen 4-0. Gladiator And when all this is over, let’s join together and show the world how football can be its greatest unifying force. I lived and breathed football – but my parents were very hard on me. 10,000 As COVID-19 sweeps through continents, countries and communities in every corner of the world, it is fair to say that our generation has never faced anything like this before.So, before I begin this piece, I would like to send my thoughts and prayers to everyone who has been affected by this terrible virus, and express my gratitude to all of those working in key sectors to look after those who are sick – especially the frontline healthcare workers who are risking their lives every day for the rest of us. There was a problem submitting your report, please try again.

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Everything I did that day in that game gave me my 'pass' to play football freely. Midfield While this is obviously a necessary measure, I feel it is important – while never wishing to trivialise matters – to say that when this is all over, we must also look towards the joy that sport can bring to our global community. They did not accept the fact that I played football because to them football was something children played if they didn’t go to school. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Bongarts/Getty Images)MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 22: FC Internazionale Milano head coach Rafael Benitez (R) issues instructions to Samuel Eto'o during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale Milano and AS Bari at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 22, 2010 in Milan, Italy.

10.08 - FIFA 21 : Onze nouvelles icônes, dont Cantona, Eto'o ou Xavi 10.08 - FIFA 21 : Toutes les nouveautés du mode FUT 10.08 - FIFA 21 : Date de sortie, trailer … Internazionale Milano vs Club Athletico de Madrid, on August 27, 2010 at the Louis II stadium in Monaco. 650 Small acts of kindness – for neighbours, for friends, for loved ones – can mean the world to people who may be feeling lonely, cut off, bored or inactive. Deadeye Fiche Joueur: S. Eto'o (Samuel Eto'o) FIFA 14 Original - 10/03/1981 (32 ans) - NOTE 84 - POTENTIEL 84 AFP PHOTO VALERY HACHEMILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: Samuel Eto'o of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates with his team mates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League group A match between FC Internazionale Milano and SV Werder Bremen at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 29, 2010 in Milan, Italy.

AFP PHOTO/ANP/ TOUSSAINT KLUITERS netherlands out - belgium outInter Milan Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto' (C) celebrates at the end of his team's UEFA Champions League football match against Werder Bremen at San Siro stadium in Milan on September 29, 2010. Report successfully submitted. While this virus has divided and isolated, sport can unite and connect.I think back to my own childhood in Africa. Once things improve, sport – in particular football – will play a huge role in uniting people again and lifting spirits.It has also been heartening to see so many initiatives taking off online. Anchor That day, when I returned home, my father arrived a little later and said: "You are so good, I saw your match today. Then my parents moved to Douala, which is the economic capital, after my father took a job as an accountant for a large construction company.Like billions of others, I grew up playing football in the street with other children.