“I Was Scoring Like 10 Goals a Game”: After Surprise Champions League Appearance, George Russell Makes Thunderous Confession With Hilarious Explanation

George Russell is among the few drivers on the grid whose interests lie in the world of global soccer. The Brit proved that with his appearance at the UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul. Russell saw Manchester City lift their first Champions League trophy and complete a historic and first-ever treble in the club’s career. Russell even levied his praise on the man responsible for guiding the club to the momentous achievement, Pep Guardiola. While enjoying his time in the stadium, George dwelled a little deeper on the topic as well. However, it turned out to be a rabbit hole as the Mercedes man revealed an embarrassing tale from his past.

As seen on Football news source 433’s Instagram page, Russell took time out to talk to one of their journalists. In the conversation, Russell was creating his own footballing world. However, toward the end, when asked how many he’d score in a season, Russell made an embarrassing admission.

Russell hilariously admitted, “Own goals? When I was a kid, four years old. I used to play PES 2003 or something. I didn’t understand how football works. It was the year where they had those big blow-up celebration thingies and I was scoring like 10 goals a game. But only I realized I was actually scoring own goals. So that’s 10 goals a game when I was [a] kid. So what’s that a season? 380? That is a lot.”

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One can excuse Russell’s own-goal blunders because of his naivety at that tender age. However, for the rest of the questions, he had straightforward answers and made a nice footballing world for himself.

George Russell fills in the details of his dream footballing career

The interviewer covered most bases with George Russell, including the club he’d start his career with. The King’s Lynn-born F1 driver showcased his loyalty to the town but also revealed his big ambitions.

Interviewer: Where would you start your career as a Football player?
GR: If I were a football player, the place I’d start my career at would be King’s Lynn F.C.

Interviewer: If you were a footballer the position you would play in would be?
GR: If I were a footballer, I would play left wing. I’m right-footed, but I like to, you know, cut in.

Interviewer: The player you would like to play with is?
GR: Oh wow. I would love to play with Ronaldinho.

Interviewer: The amount of goals you would score would be?
GR: I mean, I’d like to think I’d score a few goals. Is it per season? 28!

Interviewer: How many red cards would you get?
GR: Ohhh. I mean, I’m not the most aggressive guy. Probably one a season? Yeah, one red card a season. Take one for the team.

An alternate life for Russell doesn’t look half bad. However, the Brit made his choice at an early age and so far it looks to be the right one.

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