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‘You were an inspiration even without knowing it’: Danilo’s emotional tribute to ex-teammate Christian Atsu

On a day footballer Christian Atsu’s body was returned to his native Ghana, his one-time teammate Danilo shared an emotional story about the forward. Atsu, who was aHatayspor player in the Turkish Super Lig, was found dead nearly two weeks after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. At least 46,000 people are said to have died in Turkey due to the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Brazilian footballer Danilo was Atsu’s teammate at Primeira Liga side Porto, before Atsu was signed by English club Chelsea. “Those last days at FC Porto where you asked me for a souvenir shirt saying: ‘When I’m a father, I’ll tell my children that one day I played with Danilo.’ By the way, you were an inspiration even without knowing it. I will tell my children that I played and met such a huma...