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Man claims church ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United
A retired semi-professional footballer is suing the Baptist church for £10m, claiming the 19 years he spent as a "fervent evangelist" ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United.
According to the London Evening Standard, 46-year-old Arquimedes Nganga, who currently lives in Forest Hill, London, but used to play for a third division side in his native Portugal, quit the sport at the age of 25, two years after he converted to the Baptist faith. He believes he could have earned £20,000 a week, despite never making more than £200 a month playing semi-professionally.
"I could definitely have had a long career in the Premiership," Nganga said. "I see many players playing today who I am not inferior to – and perhaps even better than. Most midfielders are either defensive or attacking but I was both. I had something new."
Nganga has filed papers at the high court, accusing the leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain of destroying his social life, causing him "psychological harm" and defrauding him of money through compulsory donations.
The church said it will vigorously contest the claim.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/05/footballer-sues-church-manchester-united?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Ffootball%2Frss+%28Football%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
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NiallQuinnsdiscoPants wrote:A retired semi-professional footballer is suing the Baptist church for £10m, claiming the 19 years he spent as a "fervent evangelist" ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United.
According to the London Evening Standard, 46-year-old Arquimedes Nganga, who currently lives in Forest Hill, London, but used to play for a third division side in his native Portugal, quit the sport at the age of 25, two years after he converted to the Baptist faith. He believes he could have earned £20,000 a week, despite never making more than £200 a month playing semi-professionally.
"I could definitely have had a long career in the Premiership," Nganga said. "I see many players playing today who I am not inferior to – and perhaps even better than. Most midfielders are either defensive or attacking but I was both. I had something new."
Nganga has filed papers at the high court, accusing the leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain of destroying his social life, causing him "psychological harm" and defrauding him of money through compulsory donations.
The church said it will vigorously contest the claim.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/05/footballer-sues-church-manchester-united?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Ffootball%2Frss+%28Football%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
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He's got a point...
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I'd love to know how he plans to prove he could've been that good in court.
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Seems legit, he should win.
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aford92 wrote:I'd love to know how he plans to prove he could've been that good in court.
Witnesses.
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lol. he should sue himself for making his own choices.
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aford92 wrote:I'd love to know how he plans to prove he could've been that good in court.
video footage of jonny evans
statistically, it's pretty much impossible to be worse so he'd have a pretty good case of proving that he was good enough to play for man utd
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people would try anything these days
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A bit pathetic
Don't get the United reference though
Don't get the United reference though
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Lex wrote:A bit pathetic
Don't get the United reference though
United part makes sense IMO.
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Surprise! Being a religious robot ruined this guy's supposed 'career'.. That's what happens you become a sucker and buy into organized religion.
His own damn fault. Nobody forced him to become a "fervent evangelist". Think for yourself next time, buddy, and don't buy into the bullsh1t.
We need to start taxing the crap out of churches, at least here in the US. It's not fair.
Love and respect all, just not your religions.
His own damn fault. Nobody forced him to become a "fervent evangelist". Think for yourself next time, buddy, and don't buy into the bullsh1t.
We need to start taxing the crap out of churches, at least here in the US. It's not fair.
Love and respect all, just not your religions.
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you do know he is doing it for money right????
nothing to do with a career in Man U or whatever, you really think he couldve become a good footballer, he retired at the age of 25 ffs, what team would buy him then????
nothing to do with a career in Man U or whatever, you really think he couldve become a good footballer, he retired at the age of 25 ffs, what team would buy him then????
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"I see many players playing today who I am not inferior to – and perhaps even better than. Most midfielders are either defensive or attacking but I was both. I had something new."
sounds like a britians got talent auditioner
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he's surely better than Bebe
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but bebe is a construction worker now
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