@FootynewsIt is wild how quickly people form opinions on Dele Alli without ever seeing the full picture of his life. The reality behind the headlines involves a child who faced sexual abuse at age six by someone close to his mother, started smoking at seven, and was sent to Africa for discipline training at the same age. By eight, he was forced into drug trafficking, and at eleven, a neighborhood man hung him from a bridge. He was not abandoned; he was adopted at twelve. This narrative suggests that many judged Dele Alli's decisions without knowing his history, which is exactly what makes the story so heavy. The author asserts that judging is easy when one lacks knowledge of a person's story. It moves the football world because it offers a hard lesson on not forming prejudices before understanding the pain someone carried in silence. JUDGING IS EASY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW THE STORY. #DeleAlli

@FootynewsIt is wild how quickly people form opinions on Dele Alli without ever seeing the full picture of his life. The reality behind the headlines involves a child who faced sexual abuse at age six by someone close to his mother, started smoking at seven, and was sent to Africa for discipline training at the same age. By eight, he was forced into drug trafficking, and at eleven, a neighborhood man hung him from a bridge. He was not abandoned; he was adopted at twelve. This narrative suggests that many judged Dele Alli's decisions without knowing his history, which is exactly what makes the story so heavy. The author asserts that judging is easy when one lacks knowledge of a person's story. It moves the football world because it offers a hard lesson on not forming prejudices before understanding the pain someone carried in silence. JUDGING IS EASY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW THE STORY. #DeleAlli