Joao Cancelo has opened up on the tragic passing of his mother and how he nearly quit football in the aftermath of her death.
Speaking in the Champions League magazine, Champions Journal, Manchester City star Cancelo discussed the values that his parents instilled in him as a child and how they supported his love of football despite having to work multiple jobs. Then, in 2013 when the defender was a teenager at Benfica, his mother, Filomena Cancelo, was killed in a car accident.
It left Cancelo, as well as his father and brother Pedro, devastated and made him consider stepping away from football. However, his love of the game and a need to support his family helped him return to the pitch.
