Elite soccer players enjoy astronomical salaries and a life of luxury, but this wealth and visibility puts them in a vulnerable position. Recent burglaries at the homes of players such as Sergio Ramos, Keita Balde and Jack Grealish, the latter stealing assets worth more than a million pounds, highlight a growing problem: big-name footballers have become targets. priorities of criminals.
This growing trend of crime against high-level footballers raises crucial questions about how they can protect themselves. Pep Guardiola, Grealish’s coach at Manchester City, is clear about what players should do to avoid this type of robbery in their homes.
Guardiola has urged players to limit their presence on social networks as a preventive measure against these types of attacks. “The players have security, but unfortunately this has happened, and many times. It has happened at Manchester United and in London,” he explained.
His advice, in view of the events, is clear and direct: “On social networks, the less they know what you do, the better.” In this way, the Catalan coach understands that the possibility of thieves feel tempted, either because there is no one at home or because there may be things of value.
This warning from Guardiola is not a casual comment, but rather the reflection of a broader and worrying reality. As he has theorized, the gap between social classes has become a factor that, according to him, contributes to this type of crime. “There is a big difference between classes. There are people with a lot of money and people who struggle,” Guardiola said, underlining a disparity that could drive some people to do evil.
