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PATRICE EVRA may have started his career as a player, but it's a back where he really stood out.
After more than 700 matches in his 20-year professional career, Evra has ambaded an enviable amount of money, including five Premier League titles and one Champions League in eight years at Manchester United and two doubles with Juventus, before Announce his retirement today.
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He also picked up 81 selections for France.
But he was more than a great player, as his former teammate Paul Pogba explained.
"One player I always admire is Patrice Evra.
"It's his family, that's how I see him, and he's always taken care of me, helped me and gave me advice.
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"It's someone on the field who is very serious and very professional, but who is away from the field, he is a brother with whom we can laugh.
"It's a very important one for a football team and for a club, and as a person, it can help a lot."
His education caused him some problems …
Although he was born in Senegal, Evra moved to Belgium at the age of one year before settling in Paris two years later.
It is a gesture that will help him decide when to choose the country for which to play international football.
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But the decision to choose France did not make her life easy, especially in Senegal.
"I grew up in a Senegalese culture at home," Evra said. "But we were westernized very quickly and when I had to choose between playing for Senegal or France, my father told me to follow my heart.
"I opted for France because it was there that I had grown up, but then I was abused in Senegal.
"I was called a monkey who crawls in front of the white man and labeled a money obsessed traitor to the nation."
He fought in his first club …
After unsuccessful attempts with Rennes, Lens, Toulouse and Paris Saint-Germain in France, Evra made his debut as a professional player on the Italian island of Sicily when he signed a contract with him. 39, Serie C1 team, Marsala.
At 17, he was the only black player on the island.
"People were asking to be photographed with me because they had never seen a black man," he recalls.
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He also had a difficult start for United.
After moving from Monaco to £ 5.5 million in January 2006, Evra made his Red Devils debut in a 3-1 loss to Manchester City's neighbors at Etihad Stadium.
The loss was rather painful, but worse for Evra, who was sacked at half-time by manager Alex Ferguson, calling his choice a "bet".
Even Evra acknowledged that he failed to impress, admitting that "playing for Manchester United was not something I was not prepared for."
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He speaks more languages than you …
Unless you're Roy Hodgson, maybe.
Yes, Evra speaks English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and his native French. He also learned Korean so he could better communicate with one of his best friends, former teammate Park Si-Jung.
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Which brings us to …
On the death of his mother, in 2017, Evra went to South Korea to support his team mate and his family.
The two men were inseparable at Old Trafford – Evra even called Park's father, Dad.
The Suarez fued …
In October 2011, during a clash with Liverpool, Liverpool, Evra accused Reds star Luis Suarez of having racially abused him during the match.
The Uruguayan was subsequently charged and convicted. He was finally banned from eight matches and fined £ 40,000.
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Four months later, the two clubs met again and the drama quickly unfolded.
During the pre-match handshake, Suarez deflected Evra's outstretched hand, forcing the Frenchman to grab his elbow.
Rio Ferdinand in turn ignored Suarez, later declaring that he had "lost all respect for the guy".
In the first minutes, a suppressed Evra tried to eliminate Suarez, slamming Ferdinand instead.
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At the end of a 2-1 win, Evra was partying, right next to Suarez.
Then, in April 2013, Evra reopened the feud – celebrating the Manchester United Premier League win by biting into a broken hand to mock Suarez, who had bitten Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic the previous weekend.
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But he had a little mood …
In November 2017, the Evra contract in Marseille was terminated after being deported for targeting a karate kick at the head of a fan.
The incident occurred before the European League match in Marseille at Vitoria de Guimares when Evra was verbally badaulted by his own fans before the kickoff and broke, hitting the spectator.
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He was deported – before the kickoff – and later fined € 10,000 and banned UEFA club matches for seven months.
Marseille has unplugged.
"By common agreement, Olympique Marseille and Patrice Evra have decided to end their collaboration.
"The player's contract is officially terminated with immediate effect," a statement said.
And he also had a history …
Do you remember what happened in the 2010 World Cup Final?
After a bad start to the title defense – they drew 0-0 against Uruguay and lost 2-0 to Mexico – striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home after an altercation with his coach Raymond Domenech.
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The decision angered the rest of the French team and it was up to Evra to lead a demonstration of players demanding the reinstatement of Anelka.
When he quarreled with team coach Robert Duverne, Evra was stripped of his captaincy and sat on the bench for the last game of the Blues against the South African host.
They lost 2-1 and the champions came out at the first opportunity.
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He is from a large family …
In an interview in 2009, Evra confirmed that he had a total of 24 siblings.
It is 24.
Evra's father, a diplomat at the Senegalese embbady, married three times and divorced twice.
"I think it's fair to say that my dad did not watch a lot of TV," says Evra.
He became an Internet star …
Evra's motivational videos, released on Instagram on Monday, have quickly attracted a lot of interest, and it's something he can do more and more now that he hangs up his boots.
Whether driving London taxis, dressing for Santa Claus or even talking to camels, he is one of the world's most profitable footballers on social media.
And one of his strangest acts was to suck and slap a raw chicken in an apparent "tribute" to Thanksgiving.
But our favorite?
The impression of Evra by James Brown. It's the quality …
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