Like everyone does, Michael became more and more mature. But the road ahead was much more difficult than before. England performed miserably on both the World Cup and the European Cup tournaments, so as the most famous striker, he suffered a lot from the criticisms all around the country. But because of his modest nature, he never made excuses for himself, but accepted all these things even if they didn’t really apply to him. The sunny smile that belonged only to him disappeared, an air of sadness, so visible in his eyes.
A big change in his life came with the arrival of a Spanish coach for Liverpool. The coach didn’t like him, so he had to leave his hometown to go to Spain. He became a member of Real Madrid, but because the team already had 5 super stars, he was unable to make a place for himself, although he did a really good job. He left, with a broken heart.
Later, in the year 2006, the World Cup arrived. But Michael got badly injured during the match. He was strong, but that was the first time I saw his tears. I could feel his pain; I was willing to suffer all of it, if I could.