Generation Football: What Patrice Evra did next

Patrice Evra on his success as a player and his openness about child abuse. A team of young Afghan women finds a new playing field in Portugal.

Iman Amrani sits with Patrice Evra, former captain of the French national soccer team.

One of the most successful players of his generation, he won five English Premier Leagues and the Champions League with Manchester United.

He talks about his experience of abuse as a child, how it affected his relationship with authority, and why football was the lifeline that saved him.

Additionally, we look at what has happened to the players of the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team since they were granted asylum in Portugal in 2021.

How has football affected your lives and what are your hopes for the future?