"When I was a kid, my dad was always telling me and my little brothers that we had to be strong, firstly to protect yourself, your family, and your friends," says Ibragim. You can see the transition from wrestling to football; obviously, it helped my little brothers a lot. "They played Manchester United in a tournament and Amir scored a brilliant free-kick," says Ibragim. I think the young guys are hungrier than the current first-team players." Since then, Gazik and Muhammad, the latter once on the books of Manchester City, have also made the move to Manchester United.

Source: BBC December 26, 2025 09:42 UTC