"In Holland and Spain and France, where so many of us come from, people aren't interested in the sex lives of their players. We don't hear these stories - even in Italy where the media is right on top of football"
- Dennis Bergkamp
About this Quote
In this quote, Dennis Bergkamp, a former Dutch football gamer, is talking about the cultural differences in how the media and society see the personal lives of football gamers. He discusses Holland, Spain, and France, where he and many other gamers come from, and notes that in these nations, people are not interested in the sex lives of their players. This remains in contrast to Italy, where the media carefully follows and reports on the lives of football players. Bergkamp is highlighting the reality that in some nations, there is a higher regard for the privacy of professional athletes, while in others, their individual lives are continuously under analysis.
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