5 Famous Footballers Who Don't Believe In God

Some of the greatest footballing nations in the world are also some of the most religious: Brazil, Italy, Argentina and Spain are all strongly Catholic countries and have combined for 12 of the 21 World Cup championships.
Brazilian star Neymar is famously religious, tithing regularly and wearing “100% Jesus” headbands or “I belong to Jesus” T-shirts along with many of his teammates. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, too, are Catholic.
Many more footballers are Muslim, including Paul Pogba and Mesut Özil. But what about those who do not believe?
These are five popular players that dont believe in God.
1. Johan Cruyff.
Cruyff was a legend of the game, winning countless titles with Ajax and Barcelona, plus reaching the World Cup final with the Netherlands. He won the Ballon d’Or three times and the 1974 World Cup Golden Ball. Cruyff once said “I don’t believe in God,” Cruyff said. “In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before a game. If it worked, every game would end in a tie.”
2.Riccardo Montolivo, Italy, AC Milan.
The Italian international has captained AC Milan, one of the biggest clubs in Italy, and represented the Azzurri 66 times, including at the 2010 World Cup.
3. Matt Watson, England, Indy Eleven.
Watson was born in England but has made his career in the U.S. after playing at UMBC for a year in college. He’s played for a number of USL teams as well as the Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Fire.
4. Eunan O’Kane, Luton Town (on loan from Leeds United), Republic of Ireland
O’Kane and his wife, model Laura Lacole, sued Northern Ireland to allow them to have a humanist wedding in 2017. In Northern Ireland, where O’Kane was born (though he now represents the Republic of Ireland internationally), non-religious weddings are typically considered legally meaningless.
5.Brian Clough, England.
Clough was the primary subject of the book (then movie) “The Damned Utd.” While not very decorated as a player, he won multiple trophies in England and two European Cups as Nottingham Forest manager.

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