In the end, being a nice human being is all that counts. Regardless of your business, sporting or any other achievements.And that simple philosophy is what drives Neven Subotic, 40, former Borussia Dortmund and Serbia defender. Subotic has dedicated the rest of his life to helping people in Africa, distancing himself from football as far as possible.Ist und bleibt für die Ewigkeit ein Moment der mein Leben tiefgründig definiert. Vielen Dank an @BVB Fans für euren Rückhalt und Respekt. https://t.co/h0MbC6w8ac— Neven Subotic (@NSubotic4) February 10, 2022 Some ten years ago, Subotic was a regular in that charming BVB side alongside Mats Hummels, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Robert Lewandowski, led by charismatic Jurgen Klopp. He tasted it all – playing the World Cup with his national side, the Champions League with the German powerhouse, tons of important Bundesliga games. Once upon a time… (©Denis Doyle/Getty Images)At one point, he felt it was enough… and took the U-turn.”I don’t watch games anymore, only goals and highlights sometimes. I am not interested in football, but I am happy for my former colleagues, ” he said in an interview with The Augsburger Allgemeine as he’s promoting his autobiography “Give Your Best Shot “, published on Thursday in Germany.##EDITORS_CHOICE##As he points out, he turns his head away from the principles on which modern sport is based, because it has turned into a chase, competition, money, stats …”It makes me sick because a lot of those things just don’t matter.”Subotic notices how modern sport is able to drive people crazy…”Just look at my father. He just watches sports all day long. When I call him, he’s watching tennis or the Italian Serie B. When I see how much has been lost because of that, I don’t dare to delve into it. “You might know @brookge as a physician, and Bundesliga devotee. But, here he is a sports writer. “Subotic picked the number 1 because one out of eleven children in sub-Saharan Africa dies before their 5th birthday.” #Ethiopia https://t.co/TKbDO3tMvP— Angish (@BehailuAngish) October 2, 2020 That is why Subotic is committed to a rather humane mission. Ten years ago, he founded the “Neven Subotic Foundation”, with the goal of facilitating education in Africa, especially for children, by building schools or purchasing textbooks, while solving the existential problem – the supply of drinking water.”That was the best possible way to invest my money. Women and children are on the road carrying dirty water for up to six hours a day. You can imagine what happens when you drink contaminated water every day. “Education in East Africa is becoming a luxury and water an obligation.FRI: 21.45: (5.70) AUSTRIA (3.80) FRANCE (1.73)”I had a great career. I could still give something to some teams, but that also takes time. I do not have one. I can’t play football and run the Foundation at the age of 40. I like to be educated. “I want to build something that will be worth more in the future than something that is becoming less and less important every year,” concluded the former member of the Serbian national team.
