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This Steven Pienaar tribute to his childhood soccer coach will make you teary-eyed

The Everton man speaks vividly and warmly about the influence of his youth coach.

Sep 25th 2014, 10:55 PM 4,859 Views 5 Comments

ALL TOO OFTEN, footballers and athletes in general tend to eschew honesty in favour of bland PR-speak in interviews.

However, Steven Pienaar does the opposite in the video below.

The Everton man speaks vividly and warmly about the influence of youth coach Cavin Johnson on his early development as a footballer growing up in South Africa.

Source: barclaysfootballtv/YouTube

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