The veteran striker Edin Džeko, now 40 and still leading Bosnia and Herzegovina as captain, is preparing to make his mark at the World Cup, but he credits an unlikely intervention for making that career possible. The former Manchester City and Premier League winner recently revealed that his mother effectively saved his life by refusing to let him play football as a child. Without her firm decision, Džeko insists he might never have reached the pinnacle of the sport, and the story adds a deeply personal layer to his remarkable longevity in the game.
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