"I owe everything to Spain – that’s where I learned to write, to read, and to play football."
- Thiago AlcantaraOne well-known person in the professional soccer world is Thiago Alcantara. He was born in Brazil but grew up in Germany. At the age of 16, he enrolled in FC Barcelona's youth academy and stayed there for seven years before joining Bayern Munich. Thiago developed both professionally and personally w…