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15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 3:28pm On Jul 23, 2014
“Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore.”

The above is an old Hindu saying, and it rightly stands as "Having a brother grow up with you, you have someone to lean on, someone to count on, someone to tell on, or in this case, someone to play your first game with."

There have been several brothers in the history of the game who have both made it large in their life, from winning a domestic league together to seeing their other half leave their club.

In this article, we take a look at football’s most popular brothers:

The Bender Brothers

#15. Lars Bender and Sven Bender

Nationality: German

Age: Both of them are 25 years old.

The German twins have a lot of things similar, Lars Bender and Sven Bender were both born in 27th of April 1989 as twins, and the duo have a lot in common other than the club they represent. Both of them are defensive midfielders, and have represented Germany at the highest level even though they couldn’t make a cut for the squad that triumphed in the FIFA World Cup Brazil recently.

After starting their professional careers at 1860 München, the brothers parted ways after offers started coming in. Currently, Lars plays for Bayer Leverkusen, and is one of their marquee players with over 127 first team appearances. On the other hand, his brother, Sven plays for Borussia Dortmund with over
100 appearances for the Black and Yellows.
They were both part of the squad that was victorious in the UEFA Under 19 championship back in 2008.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 3:34pm On Jul 23, 2014
#14.The Hleb Brothers

Alexander Hleb and Vyacheslav Hleb

Nationality: Belarusian

Age: 33 and 31 respectively.

Maybe not as famous or successful as the other pairs in this list, the brother-duo of Alexander and Vyacheslav are two big heroes back in their nation with over 50 international caps each for Belarus. Alexander, who currently represents Konyaspor, a Turkish Super Ligue 1 club, is most known for his stints with Premier League side Arsenal and La Liga giants Barcelona, with whom he had won the Champions League and the domestic league title. He was also awarded the Belarusian Footballer of the year trophy six times in a row from 2002 to 2008.

Vyacheslav, on the other hand, hasn’t seem the same success like his brother, but has represented Belarus 45 times with 12 goals to his name.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 3:40pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Gotze Brothers

13. Fabian Götze, Mario Götze and Felix Götze

Nationality: German

Age: 24, 22 and 16 respectively.

Fabian and Mario Götze are already well known in Germany, with the latter having recently scored the winner against Argentina helping Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Both of them had started their career with SC Ronsberg, followed by stints at FC Eintracht Hombruc and Borussia Dortmund.

Fabian than went on to play for two different clubs, and currently represents Unterhaching, a third division club in Germany. Mario, on the other hand, went on to earn immense success with Dortmund winning the Bundesliga with them twice in a row, and than moving onto arch rivals Bayern Munich. The youngest in the lot, Felix seems to be following his brother’s footsteps as he recently signed for Bayern Munich.

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Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 3:45pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Altintop Brothers

#12.Halil Altıntop and Hamit Altıntop

Nationality: Turkish

Age: Both of them are 31 years old.

The identical twins are both epitomes of the versatility Turkish players are associated to. Hamit, who was born ten minutes after Halil has played for many of the top European clubs, having played for Schalke, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Galatasaray, which is also his current club.

Halil too, has played for several clubs throughout his career, but currently represents FC Augsburg in the German Bundesliga. The duo have been regulars for the Turkish National team since 2004, and
share over 100 international caps between themselves.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by damimola(m): 3:49pm On Jul 23, 2014
waiting for the rest
expecting the Neville brothers....

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Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by veezy84(m): 3:50pm On Jul 23, 2014
undecidedThe boatengs nko........don't start racism here ooo...ahan

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Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 3:52pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Hazard Brothers

#11. Eden Hazard, Thorgan Hazard, Kylian Hazard and Ethan Hazard

Nationality: Belgian

Age: 23, 21, 19 and 11 respectively.

Eden Hazard is already a well known name all around the World, having drawn comparisons to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. The Chelsea attacker was also named the club’s best player for the 2013-14 season. Moving down the family tree, you have Thorgan, who is also signed up with Chelsea, but is now out on loan at Bundesliga side Gladbach.

Thorgan was named the player of the season in Belgium last year. Kyllan, who also is an attacking midfielder like Eden, currently represents Belgium side Sv Zulte-Waregem,
while 11-year-old Ethan is said to be following the footsteps of his brothers as well.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by padeolu: 3:55pm On Jul 23, 2014
Patiently waiting to see the Toure and Kalu brothers

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Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 3:57pm On Jul 23, 2014
The De-Boers Brothers

10. Frank de Boer and Ronald de Boer

Nationality: Dutch

Age: Both of them are 44 years old.

The Dutch twins have played together at Ajax,
Barcelona, Rangers, Al Rayyan, Al-Shamal, and the Dutch national team, sharing five Eredivisie titles, one La Liga and one Champions League between themselves.

Frank, who had a total of 112 international caps later went onto manage the team as well, but currently serves as Ajax’s first team manager. The bond between the two brothers is still unbroken with Ronaldo currently working as Ajax A1 assistant manager.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 4:03pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Da-Silva Twins

#9. Rafael da Silva and Fabio da Silva

Nationality: Brazil

Age: Both of them are 24 years old.

The da Silva brothers had both started their careers at Fluminense, and then later moved on to join 20-times Premier League champions Manchester United.

Rafael, perhaps the better of the two is still at Old Trafford while Fabio, who had failed to cement his place at the club, is currently playing for Cardiff after a season-long loan at QPR.

The duo has often drawn comparison to the Neville brothers, and given their young age, you could still say that they could go onto be as successful as the Neville brothers were.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 6:13pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Boateng Brothers

8. Kevin-Prince Boateng and Jérôme Boateng

Nationality: Ghanaian and German

Age: 27 and 25 respectively.

Unlike most of the brothers in this list, the Boateng brothers represent not only two different clubs, but two different nations altogether; Kevin is a Ghanaian
international, while Jerome is a starter for the German national team. Both of them were raised in Germany, but Kevin went onto accept the offer from the Ghana Football Association to play for their
national team. Kevin, who currently plays for Schalke, has played for clubs like Milan, Dortmund and Tottenham.

Jereme, on the other hand, who is a defender has been a permanent figure at the Allianz Arena, having won the UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 6:22pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Ferdinand Brothers

#7. Rio Ferdinand and Anton Ferdinand

[b]Nationality: English

Age: 35 and 29 respectively.

Unlike Rio, Anton may not have enjoyed the same glorious character, having represented WestHam, Sunderland, QPR, Bursaspor, Antalyaspor and currently Thai club Police United, the defender is best
known for his feud against Chelsea defender John Terry.

Rio, on the other hand, had been one of
Manchester United’s best players for the last ten years. Rio has represented England at the highest level 81 times, while Anton has failed to receive a call
up yet. With Manchester United, Rio has won the Premier League six times, and even bagged a Champions League victory in 2008.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 7:14pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Toure Brothers

#6. Kolo Toure and Yaya Toure

Nationality: Ivorian

Age: 33 and 31 respectively.

Previously a group of three, the Toure Brothers had recently lost their youngest, Ibrahim Toure following a battle with cancer. Yaya, who has 82 caps with the
Ivory Coast national team, has won the La Liga twice and a Champions League with Barcelona, and two Premier League titles with his current team Manchester City.

Kolo, on the other hand, was a part
of the Arsenal team that had won the Premier League title in the 2003/04 season, and another one with Manchester City in the 2011/12 season, currently plays for Liverpool.

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Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 7:21pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Laudrup Brothers

#5. Michael Laudrup and Brian Laudrup

Nationality: Danish

[b]Age:[b] 50 and 45 respectively.

The Laudrup brothers are one of the most
recognisable sibling-pair in football, with both of them having sharing numerous trophies and individual accolades.

Both the Laudrup brothers are regarded as one of the greatest football players; Michael was awarded the title of being the Golden Player of Denmark by the Danish FA as he stood out as their best player in the past 50 years, while Brian had himself won the Danish Footballer of the Year award a record four times.

If you look at their trophy cabinet, the duo share two Serie A titles, two UEFA Champions League title, three Scottish Premier Division, five La Liga trophies
and many more.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 8:34pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Cannavaro Brothers

#4. Fabio Cannavaro and Paolo Cannavaro

Nationality: Italian

Age: 40 and 33 respectively.

Fabio Cannavaro is perhaps one of the greatest centre backs to have graced the game, and his accolades include the FIFA World Player of the Year award that he had won in 2006, making him the only defender to win the award in a decade, and only the third defender to ever win it at all.

Cannavaro’s younger brother Paolo is also a centre back, and a very good one at that. He
currently plays for Serie A side Sassuolo. Both of them played together at Parma with Paolo making his debut after coming in to replace his brother as a substitute in a match against Leece.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 8:41pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Neville Brothers

#3. Gary Neville and Phil Neville

Nationality: English

Age: 39 and 37 respectively.

The brothers who defended the flanks for club as well as for country have enriched British football due to their contribution in the past two decades. Both of them had started their careers with Manchester United, with the elder one ending his career at the same club.
After retiring from professional football, Gary Neville has tried his hand at punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sports. He has won 8 Premier League titles, 3 FA Cups and 2 League Cups. Eventually, Gary Neville has also
won a Champions League trophy in the year 1999 along with Phil Neville and the Sir Alex Ferguson’s ‘Class of 92′.

One of the most versatile footballers in England, Phil Neville has announced his departure from Everton FC at the end of the season. Before joining Everton in the year 2005, along with Gary, Phil also has won numerous trophies under Sir Alex Ferguson which includes 6 Premier League titles, 3 FA Cups and a Champions League trophy.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 8:48pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Charlton Brothers

#2. Jack Charlton and Bobby Charlton

Nationality: English

Age: 79 and 76 respectively.

Jack Charlton was part of the England team that had won the 1966 World Cup along with his younger brother, Bobby Charlton who is considered to be one of the greatest Englishmen to have played the game of football. Both the brothers had spent their entire career with one team, Jack represented Leeds from 1950 to 1973, during which he led the club to the Second and First Division title, the FA Cup, the League Cup and also the Charity Shield, while Bobby who had made his
Manchester United debut in 1956, captained the side to a European Cup victory, which was a first for any English side.

Bobby holds the record of having scored more goals than any other English, or Manchester United striker in the history, and even held the record for the most club appearances until United’s current assistant manager Ryan Giggs broke it.

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 8:53pm On Jul 23, 2014
The Baresi Brothers

#1. Giuseppe Baresi and Franco Baresi

Nationality: Italian

Age: 56 and 54 respectively.

Giuseppe Baresi, a former Inter Milan regular having played over 400 matches for the Nerazzurri, currently works as a technical assistant at the club, while his younger brother, Franco Baresi played for arch-rivals
AC Milan, and was even named their Player of the Century back in 1999, and was further added by Pele in his list of 125 Greatest Living Footballers.

Both the brothers had trophy-laden careers with the two sharing six Serie A titles, three Champions League trophies and six UEFA Super Cups.


CREDIT TO: www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/football-15-most-famous-brothers-football

Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by tuffgongjo(m): 9:11pm On Jul 23, 2014
I think d Palacios brothers deserve a mention because they are d first four(4)brothers to be included in a WC squad(2010).
Even Bastian Schastenrger(pardon my spelling),Balotelli,Rooney all have younger brothers playing professionally.
The Mpenzas(Emile$Mbo).
The Mandanda family of four goalies.
Micheal Laudrup was the best Midfielder of d 1990's even Zizou affirmed it.
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 9:22pm On Jul 23, 2014
damimola: waiting for the rest
expecting the Neville brothers....

Have u recheck?
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 9:23pm On Jul 23, 2014
veezy84: undecidedThe boatengs nko........don't start racism here ooo...ahan

Kindly recheck!
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by seankay(m): 10:23pm On Jul 23, 2014
Damn! Just look at the 'similarity in altitude' btw eden and kylian hazard, they so much look alike

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Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 10:48pm On Jul 23, 2014
tuffgongjo: I think d Palacios brothers deserve a mention because they are d first four(4)brothers to be included in a WC squad(2010).
Even Bastian Schastenrger(pardon my spelling),Balotelli,Rooney all have younger brothers playing professionally.
The Mpenzas(Emile$Mbo).
The Mandanda family of four goalies.
Micheal Laudrup was the best Midfielder of d 1990's even Zizou affirmed it.

I understand ur points. The article was about the 15 most famous brothers in football. Not the only 15 brothers in football. I hope u grab that

All those u mentioned are right, but the survey didn't find them as famous as these 15 listed in the article. Judging from the accolades won, am sure most of those u mentioned weren't up there with those listed above. Let me know if u understand my points?
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 10:55pm On Jul 23, 2014
seankay: Damn! Just look at the 'similarity in altitude' btw eden and kylian hazard, they so much look alike

That's why they are brothers!
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by kokoA(m): 11:47pm On Jul 23, 2014
seankay: Damn! Just look at the 'similarity in altitude' btw eden and kylian hazard, they so much look alike
musiwa is that you? grin
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by kokoA(m): 11:47pm On Jul 23, 2014
seankay: Damn! Just look at the 'similarity in altitude' btw eden and kylian hazard, they so much look alike
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by tuffgongjo(m): 6:39am On Jul 24, 2014
yuzjet:

I understand ur points. The article was about the 15 most famous brothers in football. Not the only 15 brothers in football. I hope u grab that

All those u mentioned are right, but the survey didn't find them as famous as these 15 listed in the article. Judging from the accolades won, am sure most of those u mentioned weren't up there with those listed above. Let me know if u understand my points?
perfectly but most of the brothers aren't in d limelight,d list is a little faulty sha cus d kroos brothers are plying their trade in bundesliga but were not mentioned but where as a brother who has never played in d mainstream is deemed popular because his brother is.
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by seankay(m): 7:30am On Jul 24, 2014
kokoA: musiwa is that you? grin
haba, c as dem dey fink say I b musiwasad diaris God o!!!
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 8:25am On Jul 24, 2014
tuffgongjo: perfectly but most of the brothers aren't in d limelight,d list is a little faulty sha cus d kroos brothers are plying their trade in bundesliga but were not mentioned but where as a brother who has never played in d mainstream is deemed popular because his brother is.

U're still saying the same thing like ur previous comment. Though, my previous reply is still the perfect answer to this!
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by tuffgongjo(m): 8:28am On Jul 24, 2014
yuzjet:

U're still saying the same thing like ur previous comment. Though, my previous reply is still the perfect answer to this!
you don't really get my point which some are not suppose to be on the list.
Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by Syenite(m): 8:33am On Jul 24, 2014
We also have:

THE OKALA BROTHERS:
Emmanuel Okala
Patrick Okala

THE ODEGBAMI BROTHERS:
Segun Odegbami
Wole Odegbami

THE OLISEH BROTHERS:
Sunday Oliseh
Azubuike Oliseh
Egwutu Oliseh

THE OKOCHA BROTHERS
Emmanuel Okocha
Augustine Okocha

THE BABANGIDA BROTHERS:
Tijani Babangida
Haruna Babangida

THE AMUNEKE BROTHERS:
Emmanuel Amuneke
Kingsley Amuneke
Onyekachi Amuneke

THE KANU BROTHERS:
Nwankwo Kanu
Ogbonna Kanu

THE BABAYARO BROTHERS:
Celestine Babayaro
Emmanuel Babayaro

THE AMEOBI BROTHERS:
Shola Ameobi
Sammy Ameobi
Tomi Ameobi

THE SODJE BROTHERS:
Efe Sodje
Sam Sodje

THE ETUHU BROTHERS:
Dickson Etuhu
Kelvin Etuhu

THE UTAKAH BROTHERS:
John Utakah
Peter Utaka

THE UCHE BROTHERS:
Kalu Uche
Ikechukwu Uche

Introducing:
THE NWAKALI BROTHERS:
Chidiebere Nwakali
Kelechi Nwakali

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Re: 15 Most Famous Brothers In Football by yuzjet(m): 9:08am On Jul 24, 2014
tuffgongjo: you don't really get my point which some are not suppose to be on the list.

U're the one that doesn't understand me. See like I said, those u mentioned are perfect. But if I should ask u, how many of them won the UEFA Champions League? And how many Title do they won in total?

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