Guest of the
BBC
, during the program "
Freeze the fear
" (literally "
freezes fear
"), Patrice Evra made new revelations about his past.
A few months after the release of his autobiography "I love this game", the former defender of the Blues returned to the rape suffered during his adolescence, a major subject of his book.
"
Being sexually abused at the age of 13 had a huge impact on my life,
" says Patrice Evra
.
You are just ashamed of yourself.
When you don't trust authority, because it was my manager, you don't trust anyone else.
»
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The former Manchester United left-back (2006-2014) looks back on the difficult period he experienced, precisely around the age of 13.
Yet integrated into the training centers of Ulis, then Bretigny in Essonne, Patrice Evra says he begged and sold drugs.
A begging that has become “
normal
” for him, who admits having eaten in garbage cans.
“
Sometimes, even at midnight, when they threw the cold Big Macs away, we went to the trash.
»
Shortly before his majority, and after inconclusive trials for the biggest French clubs, Patrice Evra flew to Italy.
His arrival at SC Marsala (1998-1999) remains his best career memory, having experienced coaching and a healthier lifestyle.
The former defender knows how lucky he was to turn professional.
"
Football saved me
."
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