Emmanuel Eboue's meeting with the Queen in 2007 made him want to quit football AFC
Visiting Buckingham Palace made Arsenal cult hero Emmanuel Eboue want to quit football and look after Queen Elizabeth II’s corgisQueen Elizabeth II and Emmanuel Eboue. Be honest, they are two names that you never expected to see in the same sentence.getty
“‘No problem,’ I said. ‘Don’t worry.’ So the Queen came in and went along shaking each player’s hand.“She turned back and asked, ‘How are you?’ and I said, ‘Ma’am, I am OK thank you but, please, I don’t want to be a footballer anymore.
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