England striker on faith in football

Eni Aluko

People can be very cynical when they see former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez praying before kick-off, or Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge pointing to the sky when he has scored, but I’d like to try and explain how faith can help with playing top-level football.

I’ve grown up believing in God and I believe that being an England international and a lawyer has not just happened by accident.  More