Rise of a Football God

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They say there are certain experiences in life that changes people's life.

They are right.

For Gregory, all it took was one dinner. One dinner with Mrs. Moses, Sam and his family for the cashier to become inspired.

Gregory was an avid football fan. He had a BSc certificate in computer science from the university but due to the economic state of the country, he had no choice but to work as a cashier in a supermarket to make ends meet.

At times, it was really hard but he was surviving.

Gregory had tried different means to turn his financial life around. When he was still in the university, he started a business that lasted only 2 months, and at some point, he even entered forex trading.

All of it resulted in losses that demoralized him. For a long time, the only thing that gave Gregory joy was watching football.

Every other thing seemed to only give him pain and disappointment, even his love life. Football was one thing that made him feel alive.

He was an avid FC Barcelona fan.

When he first heard the news of the young Nigerian midfielder who secured a contract with Fulham, he didn't pay attention to it, thinking Sam was just one of those players who got lucky with a European club.

This was what he thought until he was forced to watch a Fulham game due to all the noise that was surrounding the young boy called a prodigy.

The 26-year-old cashier watched Fulham's game against Manchester City earlier in the season and in that game, his heart was bought.

Gregory became Sam's number 1 fan!

'Gosh! The boy is good!'

'He's a monster, a freaking monster!'

'Damn!'

From that day, he began endorsing Sam, telling all his friends, including his colleagues about the young Nigerian footballer who originated from Delta State.

He already did his research, digging into Sam's history and origin after watching just one of his games and being impressed by it.

The more he learned about Sam's life, the more impressed he was.

Sam was not one of those rich kids who got to where he was due to his connections like he expected, rather, Sam was a Delta-bred through and through who rose from the ruins of the streets in Delta.

From the streets of Abraka, Delta State, Sam rose without the help of a football academy, climbing to the peak of Nigerian football before eventually securing the ultimate leap to the premier league.

Again, against all expectations in the premier league, Sam exceeded all limits that people automatically set for him, breaking countless records in England.

Sam singlehandedly dragged Fulham to the premier league title!

What other achievement was bigger than that?

Watching Fulham in the last matchday of the season against Manchester City as they did the incredible, putting so many goals beyond the previous reigning champions of England, in that moment, Gregory felt that anything was possible.

After that game, he became inspired, igniting a dream in him.

He didn't want to be a cashier all his life. Even as he failed to secure a good job in the city, he still worked hard, brainstorming on what to do with his life.

At some point in his life, he even entered novel-writing which still ended up flopping. But for some time, he had the idea of opening a YouTube channel.

The only reason why he was yet to open the YouTube channel was because of the simple fact that he was now scared of failure. After failing so many times, he developed a phobia for even starting.

Afterall, what were the chances that he would not just fail again?

This hesitation led to him procrastinating for a long time, until today, until the dinner that he had with Samuel Moses and his family.

That dinner so close to his hero changed the orientation of this 26-year-old.

'Dammit! I'm wasting my life!'

'If Sam can do it, I can do it too!'

While Sam was somewhere playing street football with Emile Smith Rowe, locked inside his room, Gregory accessed a video that he already made but was too scared to post since.

At first, Gregory had other intentions for his YouTube channel to focus generally on football but after that dinner, he tweaked his intentions, changing his mind to make his YouTube channel focus fully on making Sam contents.

Looking at the video, he sighed. 'It's now or never'.

Gregory no longer hesitated. As soon as he created the YouTube channel, he clicked it, uploading his first video.

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"So help me God". He mumbled. Your next chapter is on My Virtual Library Empire

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The video was a story.

It was perfectly edited to create an engaging story, highlighting various highs and lows of Sam's career from his struggles in the streets of Abraka, to fighting in Enyimba for place, to solidifying his status in England with Fulham.

With a perfect soundtrack that had 3 different themes, the first one hinting at desperation and survival, the struggle of Sam in the early phases of his career was perfectly highlighted till he got his first contract with Enyimba.

Even his game with Black Hearts FC was talked about.

After he got his first contract, playing for Enyimba, the soundtrack changed its cadence, smoothly transiting to jungle survival soundtrack.

The catchy beat and lyrics perfectly captured the emotions of Sam's struggle in Enyimba under Coach Yemi Daniels, fighting for his place in the team and eventually solidifying it, eventually leading Enyimba to glory.

And in the 3rd phase of the video, the Fulham part, the soundtrack smoothly transited again, this time to a high-octane beat filled with energy.

The energetic beats highlighted Sam's feeling and status of a superstar now, simulating the feeling of being on top of the world.

In simple words, it was perfecto, a perfect video.

Coincidentally, this video came out in a time when the term 'Samuel Moses' was trending again.

After uploading the video, Gregory slept.

He woke up to a shock as soon as he checked his laptop.

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Gregory's eyes widened. "What the hell!"