Rüdiger Advocates for Refugees

Real Madrid and Germany defender Antonio Rüdiger is using his platform to advocate for refugees, challenging stereotypes based on his family's experience. Growing up in Neukölln, Berlin, in a community largely made up of refugees, Rüdiger's parents settled in Germany after fleeing civil war in Sierra Leone.

The defender recalls a tough upbringing in the area, where football kept him out of trouble. "As a child, I would look out of my bedroom window to see whether anyone was playing on the field it overlooked," Rüdiger shares. "It was not a big pitch, but it had two goals, enough room for six-a-side and was where I honed the skills that would take me to the top." liveiplscore.homes