“I just want young people to realize that I was like them one day—with a dream,” says BukayoSaka87. 'You have to just keep going, keep dreaming, and keep believing.” Find out why the soccer star is part of TIME’s newest class of Next Generation Leaders
Now the 19-year-old found himself in London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a crucible of more than 60,000 howling soccer fans with burning hatred for his club team, Arsenal.
It’s a testament to the warmth Saka engenders, as well as the deep respect the soccer community felt regarding the way he dealt with the ugly events of July 11, 2021. The experience will toughen Saka, now 21, asapproaches in November, when England is one of the favorites to finally end its long trophyless run. The weight of expectation is overwhelming, and England has failed to win any of its past six matches.
Emile Heskey, a former England striker who suffered repeated racism during his 62 international appearances in the late 1990s and 2000s, tells TIME that Saka impressed him by handling the abuse following the Euro Final with “dignity” and “head held high.”
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