Lesser known facts about Paul Scholes

5. Unconventional personal life

Paul Scholes is a sort of an enigma off the field. His shy off-field personality is seen to be in stark contrast to the attitude of the stereotypical professional footballer. Roy Keane once highlighted that Scholes did not like the “celebrity bullshit” side of professional sports. With regard to his shunning of celebrity, and instead keeping to his intention to solely focus on doing his job (“a professional footballer”), Keane applauded Scholes after his retirement.

In a rare interview given before Euro 2004, Scholes described his ideal day as “train in the morning, pick up my children from school, play with them, have tea, put them to bed and then watch a bit of TV”.

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