The 10 Most Famous Brothers In Football History
In the world of football, unlike other sports, the chances of becoming a professional footballer are extremely slim.
The report from Telegraph has it that 90% of youngsters who play for professional academies never make it. If you were to account for every child who at the very least dreamed of being a footballer, that percentage becomes infinitely bigger.
And we will say that siblings are a blessing. People say a brother or sister to share the plays, the chores, and many other things around the house. Behold, it’s indeed wonderful when both brothers share the same interests and hobbies like playing football.
And here in this article, there are some famous brothers in football, we’ll like to mention. From what we have seen so far, there have been many brothers in world football who have come to play at the world’s biggest stage. Some have played together, and some have even played against each other.
10 Most Famous Brothers In Football History
Kolo and Yaya Toure
According to the available statistics, Kolo Toure made over 300 appearances for Arsenal in the 2000s, and was a key figure of Arsene Wenger’s “Invincibles” which
won the Premier League in 2003/04 without losing a single game. Then he later moved to Manchester City in 2009, where he was joined by his brother a year later, and the pair helped the club win its first ever Premier League title in 2011/12.
However, after making a signature in Manchester City, he left for Liverpool in 2013, however Yaya remained at the Etihad, winning the league title twice more before moving to Olympiacos in 2018.
The Both Kolo and Yaya Toure who are widely considered as Premier League greats, also lifted the African Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast in 2015.
Eden and Thorgan Hazard
In 2012, The West London giants Chelsea FC signed Belgian brothers Eden and Thorgan Hazard, the former from LOSC Lille and the latter from RC Lens.
While the older Hazard went on to become a Chelsea legend, scoring over 100 goals and winning two Premier League titles, Thorgan never featured for the club and was sold to Borussia Monchengladbach in 2015.
His first was on loan, and in five seasons with ‘Gladbach, Thorgan hit 46 goals, which earned him a $28 million move to Borussia Dortmund last summer, oddly enough, just a week before Eden left Chelsea for Real Madrid.
Unfortunately, Chelsea fans never got to see the pair play together, they regularly feature alongside each other for the Belgium national team.
Rafinha and Thiago Alcantara
Thiago Alcantara and his kid brother Rafinha started their professional careers at FC Barcelona, however, the pair have gone down distinctly different routes since.
After Thiago Alcantara’s five seasons at the Camp Nou, most of which were spent warming the bench, he left for Bayern Munich in 2013, where he has since established himself as one of the world’s best midfielders.
On the other hand, Rafinha remains at Barcelona, though features only sporadically, and has had loan spells at both Celta Vigo and Inter Milan in recent years.
It will also be good to point out that both brothers also opted to go their separate ways on the international stage, with Thiago choosing to represent Spain, and Rafinha, Brazil.
Andre and Jordan Ayew
Both Andre and Jordan Ayew have enjoyed successful careers in both France and England, as well as with the Ghanaian national team.
The duo was part of Marseille’s hugely successful squad of the early 2010s, before following each other to England in 2015, where we saw Andre move to Swansea and Jordan to Aston Villa.
Toni Kroos & Felix Kroos
Kroos as famously called is a household name who has won four Champions League titles across spells with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid as well as a World Cup with Germany.
However, Toni Kroos is not the only famous footballer in the family, with his younger brother Felix also forging a living in the game.
Felix, just like Toni began his career at Hansa Rostock before moving on to Werder Bremen. Currently, Felix is now playing for Union Berlin.
Hugo Lloris & Gautier Lloris
Hugo Lloris is a France and Tottenham goalkeeper who has a brother who is also a professional footballer, by name Gautier Lloris is nine years Hugo’s junior but has started out at the same point as his older brother, at Nice.
The junior Lloris spent time on loan in Ligue 2 at Ajaccio in 2017-18 and is attempting to force his way into the Cote d’Azure side’s first team.
Romelu Lukaku & Jordan Lukaku
The Blues striker Romelu Lukaku isn’t the only one in his family to carve out a career in football.
The West London Giant’s forward is the older brother of Jordan Lukaku, who is plying his trade in Serie A with Lazio.
However, the duo have represented their country at senior international level.
Fabio and Rafael Da Silva
In 2008, certain twins Fabio and Rafael both signed for Manchester United from Brazilian side Fluminese. Currently, both players are plying their trade in France, Fabio with Nantes, and Rafael with Lyon.
Diego Milito & Gabriel Milito
The Milito brothers were both highly successful in their playing careers.
The likes of Diego who is the eldest was a striker and the star player for Inter in their 2010 Champions League triumph. Nevertheless, he also represented Racing Club, Zaragoza, Genoa, and Argentina.
Meanwhile, Gabriel also played for Argentina, as well as Barcelona and Zaragoza. Interestingly, however, while Diego played for Racing, Gabriel represented their arch rivals, Independiente.
Marvin Matip & Joel Matip
The former Cameroonian international and Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip followed the same path as his older brother Marvin in becoming a professional footballer.
Six years between them, both came through their hometown club Bochum in Germany and Marvin subsequently joined Cologne, while Joel signed for Schalke. While they were both born in Germany, Joel and Marvin opted to represent Cameroon at the international level.