Kante Nobody Wants Him in France

In 1998, while France celebrated its World Cup win, a seven-year-old boy was collecting cans in those same streets for recycling cash. That boy was rejected by Clairefontaine. Was still training to be an accountant at 23. Was told his body was wrong for football. He went on to win the Premier League, the World Cup, and the Champions League. This is the story football's greatest silent warrior. And the most important lesson the sport never learned from him.