Patrice Evra’s dreadful childhood, embellished with poverty and some horrible moments alongside it, is the story we heard of. However, the latest statements of the once prolific Manchester United and Les Bleus player are deeply disturbing and even more excruciating.Evra has opened up on his harrowing experience dealing drugs and begging on the streets in a new BBC One series “Freeze the Fear” – and, in the latest episode, delved into his dark past.’There are at least two gay players per club’He explained he resorted to eating cold Big Macs out of bins after his dad left when he was 13.”I used to sell drugs, begged in front of the shop for money. It became normal for me. Sometimes even at midnight, when they throw away the cold Big Macs, we would go into the bin.”I think when my dad left, it was like chaos.Evra’s horror tackle almost killed Neville at United’s training groundQuizzed on how he left the turmoil behind, he said: “The football saved me. “When I was 17, I travelled to Italy. I remember when we arrived, we were sitting all the time, and they were serving us food. I got into my room.”I wore a tracksuit, and I called my mum and said, ‘Mum, here is like heaven, people are serving us food, it’s like two forks in one side, two knives in one side.””That’s my best memory.”Confession that waited for 27 years – Patrice Evra opens up on being sexually abused as a teenagerEvra also said being sexually abused heavily impacted his life.Speaking in a piece to the camera, he said: “Being sexually abused at the age of 13 had a massive impact on my life. You just feel shame about yourself.”WED: 22.00: (1.40) LIVERPOOL (4.90) VILLAREAL (9.00)As a player with United, he played almost 400 matches, winning five Premier League trophies and the Champions League in 2008. With France, he earned 81 caps and was voted into the FIFA FIFPro World XI in 2009.
