Yan Diomande pens emotional tribute to his sister with Man Utd jersey anecdote

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Everyone else wanted to watch movies."Remember how I always used to fake like I was asleep and then go into the TV room after midnight? I’d watch football in the dark and dream.Diomande won the Superior Player of the Match award for his showing against Ecuador(Image: Photo by Joosep Martinson - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)"Remember when the adults saw me playing football in the dirt and nicknamed me 'Roberto Carlos' because of how hard I would shoot?

And remember how I was secretly so mad about it, because CR7 was my idol?"Remember when I went to play so far from home? Just a little boy on his own."I don’t know if I ever told you this story, but me and the other kids used to go into the village and steal potatoes because we were so hungry.

It reminds me of those times."Remember when I got my first real football boots, and I used to sleep with them? Even when I go back home now, I still play in them.