198 1 year, the old Prince boateng immigrated to Germany from sunyani, Ghana. He married a German woman and settled in Berlin. Soon, george boateng was born. In the early days, there were only three people in the family. George spent a lot of time teaching himself to play football. "George works harder than any of us," Jerome once said in a best-selling book about three brothers, The boateng Brothers: The Life of Three Germans. "No one coached him (George), so he had to teach himself to play football on the court." Three years later, Kevin Prince came into this world. Shortly after the second child was born, their father left their mother for another woman. Another woman named Martina is the mother of the third Jerome, who is one year younger than Kevin.
"Kevin is Jerome's idol." Martina described the childhood relationship between brothers like this in an interview. When Jerome was five years old, boateng Sr left their mother and son, and they lived in Charlottenburg, Berlin. The three brothers often play together and spend most of their time learning the skills of playing ball. George taught his younger brothers to play football carefully, and they both admired him. However, the fate of the three brothers had already shown signs of parting ways in the early days.
"I got into a lot of trouble, fighting, being caught and so on. I had a bad life and set a bad example for Kevin. " George boateng recalled. George refers to his chaotic high school days, drinking, smoking and fighting, and finally sent him to prison, which made him regret it. Recently, George said in an interview: When you go to prison, there are only two ways before you, either to indulge yourself or to turn over a new leaf. The choice is simple for George. After he got out of prison, he successfully controlled his bad temper and started a new life. 10 years later, when he saw that his two younger brothers had made such achievements in the field of football, his heart must be mixed, but he himself said that he was happy to cheer for his younger brothers.
In George's eyes, Kevin is ambitious and ambitious, while Jerome pursues perfection in everything. Indeed, both of them can reflect this description in their early football careers. Kevin always wants to be the best and always believes that he is the first. Jerome, on the other hand, spends his time and energy on improving his every kicking action and remembering every defensive skill. However, some successes made Kevin get carried away and began to gather people to fool around excessively, which brought him the reputation of "bad boy-boateng".
Kevin soon became the star of the low-level national team. He played for Germany U2 1 for several years, and many people are optimistic that he can be easily selected into the German national team's 20 10 World Cup squad. However, Kevin has other plans in mind. In the German team U2 1, his ill-bred behavior brought him trouble and some bad experiences, which made him make a decision: to play for Ghana. This decision surprised many of his friends and family, but they were also happy for him.
In the same year, Jerome should choose the national team, but in his view, there is no need to consider it at all. "I never wanted to join Ghana's national team," he said before the 20 10 World Cup. "It doesn't make sense. Germany is my home. I like the people and culture here. Kevin made a different choice, which is his own business, but he and I are half brothers, and I am happy for him. " Jerome always dreamed of playing for the German national team, so when the news came that he was selected for the 23-man national team, he was ecstatic.
The grouping of the World Cup group matches is usually determined several months before the start of the match. When the news came that Germany and Ghana were in the same group in the 20 10 World Cup, the boateng brothers were shocked, which meant that they would compete in the international arena for the first time. Moreover, the feud between the two national teams has a long history, because Kevin's violent foul on former German captain Ballack in the Premier League almost ruined the latter's career, and Ballack missed this World Cup. Jerome and Kevin, two brothers who have always had good feelings, ushered in the game in a tense atmosphere. Ghana lost in the end, but both teams advanced by 16. On that day, the two made history. For the first time in the World Cup, the two brothers fought directly for different national teams. This kind of thing seems hard to happen again, but in the football world, anything is possible.
At the end of 20 13, the lottery results of the 20 14 world cup group were released, and the fate was really amazing. Germany and Ghana meet again. However, compared with four years ago, this time the situation is completely different. Both brothers are mature and excellent, and they are both starters in their respective teams. Kevin has become a father and his playing style is much cleaner. The talented Jerome can already be as famous as his brother. They all play in the Bundesliga, Jerome plays for Bayern Munich and Kevin plays for Schalke 04. Now, they compete with each other all the year round, but they are no longer afraid, but are excited to compete directly. My brother George recently lamented: "My heart is beating for Ghana, and Germany is strong enough to lack my supporters." Nevertheless, the family will undoubtedly cheer for the two brothers.