That is until you step foot into the North West Counties Football League - the 10th tier of English football, as the well-travelled Carlos Mendes Gomes can testify. Image: Mendes Gomes in action for MorecambeHis move from Madrid to Manchester might sound daunting but, when you consider that Mendes Gomes and his family relocated from Senegal to Lanzarote as a child, before heading over 900 miles on his own to the Spanish capital aged just 15, he seems to take things in his stride. "It was one of the most nerve-wracking games of my life, I couldn't stop checking the score," said Mendes Gomes. He's given me the confidence to go onto the pitch, express myself and just be me," says Mendes Gomes. Image: Mendes Gomes in action for Morecambe"We're absolutely looking for promotion," he asserted.

Source: Sky sports January 07, 2021 12:46 UTC