Family feud comes in different spheres. They could be bitter, ugly and messy. Football is no exception, and Kevin-Prince Boateng alongside his younger brother Jerome are in the headlines for this unpleasant conundrum.
It is believed that speaking out helps declutter the mind. Likewise, it purifies the soul and salvation could be around the corner for the relationship of the Boateng's.
There is no quick fix. However, understanding there is the need for a resolution could aid healing.
Kevin-Prince, in a recent interview with Andreas Poke, poured out his soul on the silent relationship between him and his brother Jerome Boateng.
Kevin-Prince Boateng expressed unequivocally that he and Jerome were never on positive terms.
Despite being of the same bloodline, Kevin-Prince was aware that his brother had a higher competitive spirit.
Things became more sinister when Jerome Boateng started to own the back pages and was stealing the show.
Kevin-Prince felt his brother was unworthy of the heights he reached; hence, comparison became a thief of joy.
Blazing a trail was interpreted as oppositional defiance. Kevin-Prince felt his brother consciously avoided taking the bad decisions he took.
Kevin-Prince Boateng said: “Then I saw him become a superstar, and I always felt that he didn't deserve it because I was the one taking bad steps; he could follow me and avoid the bad steps, so I made the pathway for him. I was bitter about it.”
Will Kevin-Prince And Jerome Boateng Reconcile?
Time heals all wounds. The former AC Milan forward acknowledged his errors and made it known that he has asked for forgiveness from the German defender.
He revealed: “I went to ask him for forgiveness as well, that if I was ever jealous or if I didn't want him to deserve it, I asked him for forgiveness, but we still don't have a connection.”
Kevin-Prince didn't divulge the position of his brother regarding his plea for forgiveness, but theologian Lewis B. Smedes is popularly attributed with the quote: “to forgive is to set a prisoner free, only to discover the prisoner was you.”
The pair are balancing on the wire between love and losing themselves; restoration sits one way, separation eyes the other.
Kevin-Prince Boateng is currently a football manager, who is the coach of the Australian national team in socca.
Socca is a team sports variant of football, best known in a 6-a-side 40-minute format, but it is also played in a 7-a-side mode.
Kevin-Prince represented several teams in his career, including Portsmouth, Barcelona, Fiorentina and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Internationally, he donned the colors of Ghana between 2010 and 2014, scoring 2 goals in 16 appearances.
The Ghanaian made 462 club appearances, netting 65 times and providing 53 assists.
Jerome Boateng, 37, is a German former professional footballer, and he played for teams like Bayern Munich, Lyon, Manchester City and Salernitana.
He garnered 567 club appearances, scoring 12 goals and accruing 36 assists across all competitions.
Jerome amassed 76 caps for Germany, scoring 1 goal and recording 5 assists between 2009 and 2018.
Have the Boateng Brothers Ever Played Against Each Other At International Level?
Kevin-Prince Boateng and Jerome met at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, with Ghana losing 1-0 in the former and drawing 2-2 in the latter.
Jerome Boateng won the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany and claimed two UEFA Champions League crowns with Bayern Munich in 2013 and 2020.
