The Forlan family history is a hard, difficult story to digest. A story of constant struggle. Diego Forlán, a signing that Alex Ferguson pulled out of his shirt sleeve from last year's winter market, was smacked by harsh reality when he was only 10 years old by a grave traffic accident involving his older sister, Alejandra. Alejandra suffered a serious accident on a wet afternoon in Uruguay, the rsult of which left her with a damaged spine and condemned to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Her boyfriend, Gonzalo, sat at her side died in the crash
The accident affected the young Diego so much that he promised his parents that he would become a professional footballer so that he could pay the medical bills.
And he succeeded. After moving through Independiente, where the striker forged his name, he arrived in the Isles. There, near Manchester, Diego has extensively modified his new home so that his sister can move abround freely in her wheelchair.
‘Dieguito’ has shown that he's not dazzled by luxury, bright lights or superficial things and comes across as being caring and kind. His teammates at United admire the effort he has put in. All of them know his family's story and they're all behind him.
Fair play to the lad....he may be feckin terrible but he seems a decent sort, and it a tryer...
I'm glad he scored that penalty....
The accident affected the young Diego so much that he promised his parents that he would become a professional footballer so that he could pay the medical bills.
And he succeeded. After moving through Independiente, where the striker forged his name, he arrived in the Isles. There, near Manchester, Diego has extensively modified his new home so that his sister can move abround freely in her wheelchair.
‘Dieguito’ has shown that he's not dazzled by luxury, bright lights or superficial things and comes across as being caring and kind. His teammates at United admire the effort he has put in. All of them know his family's story and they're all behind him.
Fair play to the lad....he may be feckin terrible but he seems a decent sort, and it a tryer...
I'm glad he scored that penalty....