“Prince Boateng is a book of 1000 pages, each page is different…. He is that good!.” J. Klopp. I have been following football for 40+ years. I cannot think of a better overall interview that covers the pitch tactics and locker room dynamics/ personalities (at the biggest stages) so effectively. Prince is a stellar communicator. Rio and the team are also top notch! Professional flow throughout. 100%
@@torosalvaje27 I agree 100%, but I am most impressed with his humility…. when he admits that as a young player he did everything the wrong way. But even as a first generation immigrant….. that German work ethic in his DNA/upbringing allowed him to excel in the long run.
This is a normal Rio Ferdinand Podcast interview. You should see the Evra interview, same thing. British interviews are the best. Even Cristiano Jonathan Ross show interview was great and Piers Morgan too. Latin interviewers are too scared to ask the questions we want to hear.
Very interesting & insightful interview. Didn'tknow a lot of this material. Prince is smart and funny. The only sad part was that all that money and fame couldn't shield him from racist attacks.
@@dondamon4669the fact you dont recognize whats 🔥 about it says more about your lack of emotional cognition than anything else, you must be real special
This was a visual documentary. I saw all the goals, the training sessions Pirlo telling him "tell him not to shout the opponent knows you are free, and if you're free I'll see you" I saw Seerdof reading that newspaper frowning his face, annoyed by a young lad breaking all his boundaries 😂 I saw Ibrahimovic working tirelessly. I couldn't quite see Messi scoring 98/100 that's incredible.
People not understanding that Messi is an alien in 2024 smh... Jokes aside, we need more of this stories, somehow I know the next time I hear it, Rio will be there again :D
1 hour 27 minutes felt like 1min 27 seconds. This was such a vibe. I feel like I've known KPB all my life and I was part of this episode's cast. Big cheers for bringing this to us Vibe With Five!!
One of the best podcast i have ever watched! It was like watching a movie about a young guy from immigrant family who got too much money too young , made mistakes, learned from them worked hard became a star in world famous football team, played with some of the greats players in history and then found out he still not happy inside, its so brave of him to accept that in front of everybody i am happy for him that he found his peace and happiness. Kevin is the real Prince of Berlin.👑
The best interview I've ever watched. What Prince has spoken on this interview is not only what a sportsperson goes through, but also what any human experiences in life. He has expressed things that I feel myself, better than I could. Thoroughly enjoyed this interview!
Goodness me!! Rio, this is by far the best interview by your channel. By far! Just from the honest stories of what went bad, to how Pirlo says he will find him, to Messi magical moments (which is not enough..we need longer story of that Messi magic) and finally finding peace and spreading love in his life after accepting Jesus. Oh my God! May God bless you, Kevin! Yes, Messi is the GOAT! Jesus is the Lord! ❤❤❤
@@originalunoriginal4055 Pirlo said "if he's free I will find him" referred to Boateng. He was tired of hearing Boateng shouting to get the ball, so Pirlo let him understand that there was no need to shout because Pirlo himself already knew where he was and when he was free. If you didn't watch Pirlo playing, he's been a legendary midfielder playing in regista role, with incredible passing and awareness
Hands down the best football podcast episode I've ever watched. Thank your mate for forcing you to not take that train steve. He knew magic was happening. Great ear Joel..
being too overconfident and money minded made it possible for him to live the fast life, if he only had 10% of the dedication that cr7/messi or nowadays haaland/bellingham had than he could've been much much bigger and would've secured a much bigger bag in the long run, but who am I to judge his actions. Jerome is the complete opposite, thats why Jerome was world cup winner and champions league winner. Brothers, same family, different mindsets.
They should have asked him how many qualifiers games he has ever played for Ghana. only came when they are turnments like world cup. Or his disrespect for the coach?
I'm not even half way into the show and I'm laughing and excited, this is the best guy you guys have interviewed....... He didn't hold back on anything
My favorite part of this interview is Kevin mimicking De Zerbi in Italian accent 😂😂😂 Kevin-Prince has one special talent of story telling. He should open his own talk show honestly 😂😂
He came to Milan at 40 years of age and brought us from midtable to scudetto. Zlatan's best quality is making everybody around him better players. Milan fans know who real Zlatan is, shame he is portrayed as egoistic and arrogant in England
Best interview I have ever watched. As a Ghanaian I love KP and we had wished to have him play for a long time for Ghana. We love him but I’m glad he has learned a lot of lessons. He is human and such is life sometimes.
For me I am disappointed in him. the problem is that he lied about the reason of his firering from the Ghana national team, and tried to make his teammates look bad, and see him as a hero. He said that the firering was because he defended his teammates about money.. SMH.. like he is the only one who ever did defend his teammate in history.. this guy doesn't try to put logic in his lies.. SMH.. A lot of Capitains have defended their teammates over the years. Stephen Appiah did it, Asamoah Gyan did it, Abedi Pele did it, Essien did it, John Mensah did it etc... Kevin Prince Boateng was sent home by the coach, because of the disrespect he showed him in front of the team multiple times. This was reported multiple times before his firering, and It has been confirmed by many of his teammates. You can also see his behavior in some of the matches prio to that . Kevin Prince Boateng behavior was like ghanaians are under his feet that he should be treated like a king, even though he had not proven any thing, or won any thing for Ghana. And Ghana was not his first choice. If he hadn't had the issue with Ballack, I am pretty sure he wouldn't have played for Ghana. I will be in fact interested to see how many times he went to Ghana after the WC 2014 and before the decision to play for Ghana. Kevin Prince Boateng thought that he was doing a favor to ghana by coming to play for ghana. He forgot that Ghana has a history of great players, so you can't just think that because he is from Germany people will just bow down to him. Moreover he can't be playing the game of I am superior to you and disrespect the coach in from of the team. I can see in his eyes, that it is with difficulties that he actually want to say something good about Ghana, but for me he shouldn't have played for Ghana in the first place. Ghana would have been fine without him. They had a strong team in addition to that the under 20 natinal team had just won the world cup in 2009, and a huge number of them was in the squad.
@@jackroro7381 Bro relax, he helped us advance in the knockout Round of 16 in 2010. Without him, we wouldn't have beaten the US, especially when we were missing Essien that year
@@jackroro7381he never said that Ghana was his first choice, hes half german half ghanean, born and raised in germany, played for all german youth squads. He chose Ghana befor the Ballack incident, but tbh if things would go good with Germany he would play for Germany like his brother Jerome. He was to outspoken for Löw .. I dont know how him and the coach appiah relationship was, but as common for african teams they had Problems with the bonuses/money they promised to the players. Cameroon had the same issues 2014 - i guess the corrupt officials take the money for themselves. So dont know why you blame him for that.
@@ishakawde1 yes Ghana was not his first choice. But when he choose Ghana the least he could have done is respect the people and their culture. He can think that because he is from Germany, Ghanaians subhumans and that he is above them. This a general problem with some guys who grow up out side Africa. when the come back to Africa, they disrespect locals treat them sh*t.. Now with KP Boateng, The problem is that he tried to lie and disrespect Ghanaian teammates that the was fighting for them and that is how he got kicked out. And that nobody defended him even though he defended them. That was false. He was not kicked out because he asked about players bonuses, because he was kicked by the coach, secondly he was not the first player to ask that, players have been paid already. So Kevin just knows that it is general problem in Africa, he tries to use that narrative, and lies to hide his problems. If you doubt me, ask Ghanaians who followed the story back then.. moreover some players have already reacted to his interview and denied the allegations.
Rio can we have more of these Messi teammate stories? I found this interview incredibly intriguing and I can only wonder there'd be so much more that we don't know about. Thank you for being super open, honest and direct about everything.
There's not much else to Messi he's just extraordinary in his own way. Only person to know anything from would be from Messi himself who wont tell u anything different 😂😂
I see you what you mean everyone obviously raves about him but never tell the day to day stories and because he’s so shy and humble it’s hard to gather what he’s really like
Legendary interview. Opening up on all aspects of ones' career, good or bad, isn't always easy. Respect to Kevin for giving 0 f*cks and telling it like it is!
Best football interview ever. As an AC Milan fan i'm grateful to KPB for all that he accomplished there. He really seems to be a kind person and the best buddy you can have
Never listen podcasts in its entirety, but I did this one for full 1 hour 27 minutes. KP Boateng is a talker and great to hear his experiences and journey.
in terms of how much fun one has and at the same time being at the absolute peak of a the sport it can easily be argued that dinho was the best. it was joga bonita day in and day out. dinho went so hard with the flow, no one ever reached that level and won something, but he did, because he ( and ofc his teammates) could. also when you hear the stories from barca, party until 4 in the morning, but still loves to have a ball that much that he showed up drunk for training xD thats dinho for me. as a kid i was the same, i just was not as happy as i could be if i had no ball at my feet. if god touched messi left leg he touched dinhos brain.
Yooooooo! One of the best interviews! The stories were great. Pirlo, Messi, De Zerbi, and “Poker” - great stuff! We need a follow up interview. Make it happen fellas.
This brought me close to tears .. because you find out that what you think of these players on pitch is really not what they’re like when see them up close.. I love KP for this and him explaining his downs made me believe if you have a setbacks it’s sometimes a delay and not a denial and you can bounce back. Thanks for this vibe Five and for letting him show the world he’s human after all. Really enjoyed this and he’s quite the funny lad
What an amazing interview, didn't know much about his spiritual life but it's amazing to hear how he's in such a great place and at peace with his purpose even after his playing career is over. Best wishes to him, I just became a fan.
Amazing interview and beautiful testimony! Thank God for what Prince was able to overcome. As a big Milan fan and a supporter that has watched him play through the years, it is a joy to hear about his spiritual encounter with the Lord Jesus!
The best interview of life as a professional soccer player i have ever seen.. time just flew by watching this.....ty guys ty and bless you Mr. Prince Boateng...I have so much more respect for you ...and I will pray for you to keep doing great things and enjoying life with Jesus by your side. Love listening to your experiences with so many different big teams and small teams big players and legendary players..and was very funny and educative on all levels..I too have suffered with depression and have just really found Jesus myself but am still pretty new to this..but I do feel different in my heart and my head..I will pray for you thank you and God bless you King Boateng...
I watched this interview by 12am.. a friend pleaded with me to watch it because of my love for football. I'm from Nigeria and I can say it was mixed feelings while watching it. I laughed, cried but at the end it was worth it. God is the greatest still. Spread love and be kind. Perfect interview.. Big Rio keep doing this. It's amazing ✌🏾
34:40 The poker story with Ronaldinho is freaking hilarious! I can't blame him i would party with Dinho aswell 😂. Boateng great baller those 2011,2012 seasons were Elite!
Just 18 minutes in and this is one of the best interviews I’ve listened to in quite a while. I was already a fan of Kevin-Prince Boateng the player & now I like him even more. He’s such an amazing human being.
He’s been one of my favorite players. Not just mentally but the way he tried to express himself with playing football. It’s good to see players from your childhood or a player you grew up with playing a video game etc and see the way they grown to be a more mature person and player. My first experience with Kevin was skill comps in which he scored many iconic goals.
I am a life long AC Milan fan and this man reflected the passion I had for football. I didn't know who he was when he joined but afterwards I was like wow. This man is a legend. Hearing him speak about his career is like seeing a fan speak about their dreams of playing professional football. I wanted him to be at Milan forever and play like the legend I know he is. But that never happened, but still I love him and pray only the best for him.
What a great interview! I really loved the way Kevin-Prince reflected about his life and career. Also props for him, for talking so honest about his mistakes and problems in his life. That´s so refreshing hearing a celebrity saying things like that. We all got our baggage and make mistakes on our way, why should a professional footballer be any different. All the best to you Mr. Prince and thanks to the boys for the great interview.
What a great interview! Thank you guys and thank you Kevin for coming and sharing your experiences in such an authentic way! It was so inspirational und heartwarming what he had to say and your reactions for it! Hope his motivation can reach us and players to improve ❤
Outstanding interview, honest and revealing, and KPB comes across as an intelligent, self-aware guy who has learned many lessons in life. More of this, please, Rio!
Such a class interview, loved it. Prince is such an open book, respect to him for being so honest, can see he has a lot of wisdom to spread to other players/people. Thanks guys for delivering this one👏🙏
What an interview, I was a fan of him as player but knowing his character now got mad respect for him he seems like a very good guy with good energy 👏🏽
Was für ein Leben und was für ne krasse Karriere!! Legende!!!🙏🙏 Wünsche dir alles gute Kevin! Sehr froh das du dein weg gefunden hast! Respekt und viele Grüße aus Köln!! 👏👏
I'm 20 mins in, and I can already sense the maturity in this man after all the negative press and lifestyle choices he's had in his life. He's not only a brilliant footballer but seems to be an amazing role model. I believe he's doing his badges, but he'd be good at youth level coaching, I feel. Big up Kev
What a great interview.... i Can't remember the last time i finished watching the interview from start to the end ... didn't even notice it was +- 1h:30m
More players gonna do more than what Messi and Ronaldo are doing mark it somewhere and put a stop to so much praising of these niggas. Although I respect them tho but it’s not all about them man
These guys really go through a lot in life man.. With so many players in the world, their stories sound like fiction.. It's incredible that they are chosen to play the beautiful game..
Must say that this completely change my mind of Kevin. What a lad. And to be so honest with everything. Wow. And I must say this was one of the best interviews ever with a player. Can't leave out the Ronaldiinho story I was crying of laughter overhere in Sweden😂. Keep doing great things KPB.
What an interview!1 Being a semi-professional football player who's been chasing the dream for 20+ years and hearing that even the top athletes have the same struggles such as depression, not being selected by the coaches, the football politics etc, it inspires to keep going. Thank you!
Man Rio is a great interviewer. Its a blend of genuine curiosity built on the back of a deep knowledge of the intricacies of the footballing career. Great pod
One of the best football interview i have ever watched. I used to prefer Jerome because he seemed the calm one while Prince just seemed chaotic but boy! I love it that he's found peace, he's found Christ. Like Saint Augustine said; you have created us for yourself oh Lord and our hearts are restless until they rest on you. The love of God be with you Prince 🙏🏿
This interview here is one that was genuine and transparent from start to end. With entertaining storytelling ability by Kevin Prince Boateng. Kudos to Joe, Ste, Rio and everyone that help produce this kind of content in this space.
This guy is genuinely and astonishingly an exquisite storyteller. Paints the picture so well. I felt like i was there with him, most times! I thoroughly enjoyed that!!❤
One of the best interviews, we got to know him as a person. I used to dislike him thinking that he was an arrogant person. Finally, got to see the real person and have a lot of respect for him.
Happy he grew up well at the end. I played against him in the U 17 Bundesliga a lot. He was the best at our age class in Germany. But he is honest here that he was a bit difficult. So I am so happy that he became a decent man😊
@@mampenzaI’m a immigrant as well in Germany. Prince is a nice guy to hang around with, but a problem maker. In my home country (Balkans/Bosnia) we know to handle these kind of guys. Like Ibrahimovic did or the player in Milan. Germans are very obedient to rules, the collective and they don’t like egos and can’t handle them. He grew up in a ghetto neighborhood. It’s not racism, it’s more a clashes of cultures. But as you see with 36 now he would act different with his actual mind. People develop.
@@a.meiwes6774 if it didn't then why they treated him like that cause he injured Ballack? Yes he did end his career but what about Kane when he injured Haaland's father? With that said talk to Özil, Or the regular non white German and ask him if it is never about racism
Özil is a hypocrite. People don't like him, because he got the nationality only to be in the German national team. Then having better chances to be picked up by big clubs. He is friends with the likes of the Turkish president, who was also his best man.
I can't say much about the teammates, but we in Ghana loved KP.. That I can say.The fans, including myself were crazy for him because we were really grateful he ditched Germany for us, and he didn't disappoint us on the pitch when he joined. Sad what happened in Brazil 2014, but I can remember the majority of the fans wanted him back in the National team.
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Dope ass interview. Prince came off as a normal human and not a celebrity. This interview has a lot of soul and I respect it. One of my favs!!
Real talk
Quality interview. Letting the guests tell their whole story is where it becomes interesting, and what a character Prince is.
one of the best footballers interview Ive seen. Not just on this channel. This was a fantastic watch
I would love to see him go chat when dem boys on Filthy , PK would have a blast with him
You ve said it all mate, very good interview
“Prince Boateng is a book of 1000 pages, each page is different…. He is that good!.” J. Klopp. I have been following football for 40+ years. I cannot think of a better overall interview that covers the pitch tactics and locker room dynamics/ personalities (at the biggest stages) so effectively. Prince is a stellar communicator. Rio and the team are also top notch! Professional flow throughout.
100%
And i agree with you 100%
agreed
Plus I am not sure but did it in English, which I wouldn't think is his first language, this denotes education and preparation as well.
@@torosalvaje27 I agree 100%, but I am most impressed with his humility…. when he admits that as a young player he did everything the wrong way. But even as a first generation immigrant….. that German work ethic in his DNA/upbringing allowed him to excel in the long run.
Kevin Prince, great talent.Too much passion and self belief
The best football interview of all times. Prince is actually a King. Funny, engaging, and Real. A super star on his own🙌🏾
I agree absolutely; very inspirational. i shared the link with my team members at work
This is a normal Rio Ferdinand Podcast interview. You should see the Evra interview, same thing. British interviews are the best. Even Cristiano Jonathan Ross show interview was great and Piers Morgan too. Latin interviewers are too scared to ask the questions we want to hear.
Very interesting & insightful interview. Didn'tknow a lot of this material. Prince is smart and funny. The only sad part was that all that money and fame couldn't shield him from racist attacks.
That Pirlo line. If he's free, I will find him 🔥
What's 🔥 about that? Gets said at Sunday league games. He should of already known this and stopping shouting
@@dondamon4669the fact you dont recognize whats 🔥 about it says more about your lack of emotional cognition than anything else, you must be real special
@@pedropierre9594 coc
That’s the goatest line
@@dondamon4669 the fact you don’t know how fire that line is and you trying to compare to Sunday league show you got no ball knowledge
That testimony in the final minutes is unreal. All things seem empty until he found his purpose. So glad for him.
Jesus is the king money, riches is vanity lesson learnt.we admire their lifestyle but unfortunately they going through stuffs.
Right, I would never expect that from this interview, I'm glad I watched it to the end.
This was a visual documentary. I saw all the goals, the training sessions Pirlo telling him "tell him not to shout the opponent knows you are free, and if you're free I'll see you"
I saw Seerdof reading that newspaper frowning his face, annoyed by a young lad breaking all his boundaries 😂
I saw Ibrahimovic working tirelessly. I couldn't quite see Messi scoring 98/100 that's incredible.
Spot on. KPB is such a great story teller
People not understanding that Messi is an alien in 2024 smh... Jokes aside, we need more of this stories, somehow I know the next time I hear it, Rio will be there again :D
And Jesus is the KIng in His life and of course for our life too.
Boateng’s testimony is absolutely beautiful, praise the Lord so happy he’s found peace and the Lord in his life. God bless him ❤
At which point does he speak about it?
@@mbusogustavo4762 Right towards the end, at around the 1:18:40 is when he begins to speak about it
Thanks 🙏🏾
Amen
All glory to God!! Praise the Lord ❤
Honestly this interview is one of the best I’ve seen, having an insight in to his life and realise what a guy he is
1 hour 27 minutes felt like 1min 27 seconds.
This was such a vibe.
I feel like I've known KPB all my life and I was part of this episode's cast.
Big cheers for bringing this to us Vibe With Five!!
He is a nice guy, we miss him in Italy
I feel the same way.
He is like the cool kid you known him in school and you meet every couple of years 😂
Jesus is King! What a testimony from Prince! A man who showed us he's human and not a cliche celebrity. Best interview ever
Lol, because he praised your favourite celebrity?
@@majormononoke8958Jesus Christ is the one true living God.
haha no his not God does not die or live and there's only one god and prophet Mohammed is the last massager of all @@turnyourlifetoJesus
@@turnyourlifetoJesusI thought he's the son of God, bro
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂@@turnyourlifetoJesus
One of the best podcast i have ever watched! It was like watching a movie about a young guy from immigrant family who got too much money too young , made mistakes, learned from them worked hard became a star in world famous football team, played with some of the greats players in history and then found out he still not happy inside, its so brave of him to accept that in front of everybody i am happy for him that he found his peace and happiness. Kevin is the real Prince of Berlin.👑
Then found Jesus... ❤
I must say Prince Boateng is a gem of an interviewee 😂 "I put down the phone, I told everybody," 😂😂
That part got me 😅
Also - "he invented football"
The best interview I've ever watched. What Prince has spoken on this interview is not only what a sportsperson goes through, but also what any human experiences in life. He has expressed things that I feel myself, better than I could. Thoroughly enjoyed this interview!
Hands down. Got the words out ma mouth 🤜
Goodness me!! Rio, this is by far the best interview by your channel. By far! Just from the honest stories of what went bad, to how Pirlo says he will find him, to Messi magical moments (which is not enough..we need longer story of that Messi magic) and finally finding peace and spreading love in his life after accepting Jesus. Oh my God! May God bless you, Kevin! Yes, Messi is the GOAT! Jesus is the Lord! ❤❤❤
Totally agree
Great husband too! 🤓
I don't think you'll ever beat this interview. Just WOOOW.
Chill bro
29:40 The thought of Pirlo grabbing someone to translate in English just to tell Boateng to stop shouting on the pitch is killing me🤣😂
Also Seedorf dressed in a suit reading the newspaper in the back of the car killed me 😂
Classy
I didn't get the part about when he said "even the opponent knows he's free, I will find him" or something, what did he mean ?
@@originalunoriginal4055 Pirlo said "if he's free I will find him" referred to Boateng. He was tired of hearing Boateng shouting to get the ball, so Pirlo let him understand that there was no need to shout because Pirlo himself already knew where he was and when he was free. If you didn't watch Pirlo playing, he's been a legendary midfielder playing in regista role, with incredible passing and awareness
@@capitalcarslondon yhh i know that. But he said something about the "opponent knows he's free" aswell.. what was that about?
Very impressed with KBP here! He's comes across as humble but confident, entertaining, funny, mentally sharp here without one inch of pretention
Kevin Prince with an incredible story!!!
Hands down the best football podcast episode I've ever watched. Thank your mate for forcing you to not take that train steve. He knew magic was happening. Great ear Joel..
Wdym meant by this comment forcing u not to take the train sre
@@king-gr6qeyhh bro I'm also confused
@@king-gr6qehe was gonna get a lift home halfway thru and they convinced him to stay and get a later train
What I’ve always loved about Kevin is his confidence. It makes everything look so easy for him. Even an interview. Excellent!
being too overconfident and money minded made it possible for him to live the fast life, if he only had 10% of the dedication that cr7/messi or nowadays haaland/bellingham had than he could've been much much bigger and would've secured a much bigger bag in the long run, but who am I to judge his actions. Jerome is the complete opposite, thats why Jerome was world cup winner and champions league winner.
Brothers, same family, different mindsets.
Great interview, Kev is great story teller. Not a single boring moment. "Don't tell anyone, I put down the phone i tell everybody." ❤
It got me down😂😂😂😂
That was great 😂😂😂
They should have asked him how many qualifiers games he has ever played for Ghana. only came when they are turnments like world cup. Or his disrespect for the coach?
@@jackroro7381,,, ,
I'm not even half way into the show and I'm laughing and excited, this is the best guy you guys have interviewed....... He didn't hold back on anything
That's called premature Ej
@@DatboyBuj get a life
@@DatboyBujpause
same
My favorite part of this interview is Kevin mimicking De Zerbi in Italian accent 😂😂😂
Kevin-Prince has one special talent of story telling. He should open his own talk show honestly 😂😂
Credit to Ibrahimovic, just noticed he always took on the stubborn players and made them calm and performed in most of the teams he played in.
Ibrah had Pogba playing his best ball at United
@@pedropierre9594 Absolutely, he pushed him in a good way. By setting the example...we lost a Gem in the dressing room.
He came to Milan at 40 years of age and brought us from midtable to scudetto. Zlatan's best quality is making everybody around him better players. Milan fans know who real Zlatan is, shame he is portrayed as egoistic and arrogant in England
@@4thelolzzlegit163It’s because British culture doesn’t promote expression. They like dull athletes. Real ones know Zlatan is a top guy
@@4thelolzzlegit163yh anyone who is confident in their abilities is seen as arrogant. Smh Zlatan is one of my favorite ones
Best interview I have ever watched. As a Ghanaian I love KP and we had wished to have him play for a long time for Ghana. We love him but I’m glad he has learned a lot of lessons. He is human and such is life sometimes.
For me I am disappointed in him.
the problem is that he lied about the reason of his firering from the Ghana national team, and tried to make his teammates look bad, and see him as a hero.
He said that the firering was because he defended his teammates about money.. SMH.. like he is the only one who ever did defend his teammate in history.. this guy doesn't try to put logic in his lies.. SMH.. A lot of Capitains have defended their teammates over the years. Stephen Appiah did it, Asamoah Gyan did it, Abedi Pele did it, Essien did it, John Mensah did it etc...
Kevin Prince Boateng was sent home by the coach, because of the disrespect he showed him in front of the team multiple times. This was reported multiple times before his firering, and It has been confirmed by many of his teammates. You can also see his behavior in some of the matches prio to that .
Kevin Prince Boateng behavior was like ghanaians are under his feet that he should be treated like a king, even though he had not proven any thing, or won any thing for Ghana. And Ghana was not his first choice. If he hadn't had the issue with Ballack, I am pretty sure he wouldn't have played for Ghana. I will be in fact interested to see how many times he went to Ghana after the WC 2014 and before the decision to play for Ghana.
Kevin Prince Boateng thought that he was doing a favor to ghana by coming to play for ghana. He forgot that Ghana has a history of great players, so you can't just think that because he is from Germany people will just bow down to him. Moreover he can't be playing the game of I am superior to you and disrespect the coach in from of the team.
I can see in his eyes, that it is with difficulties that he actually want to say something good about Ghana, but for me he shouldn't have played for Ghana in the first place. Ghana would have been fine without him. They had a strong team in addition to that the under 20 natinal team had just won the world cup in 2009, and a huge number of them was in the squad.
@@jackroro7381 Bro relax, he helped us advance in the knockout Round of 16 in 2010. Without him, we wouldn't have beaten the US, especially when we were missing Essien that year
@@jackroro7381he never said that Ghana was his first choice, hes half german half ghanean, born and raised in germany, played for all german youth squads.
He chose Ghana befor the Ballack incident, but tbh if things would go good with Germany he would play for Germany like his brother Jerome. He was to outspoken for Löw ..
I dont know how him and the coach appiah relationship was, but as common for african teams they had Problems with the bonuses/money they promised to the players. Cameroon had the same issues 2014 - i guess the corrupt officials take the money for themselves. So dont know why you blame him for that.
@@ishakawde1 yes Ghana was not his first choice. But when he choose Ghana the least he could have done is respect the people and their culture. He can think that because he is from Germany, Ghanaians subhumans and that he is above them. This a general problem with some guys who grow up out side Africa. when the come back to Africa, they disrespect locals treat them sh*t..
Now with KP Boateng, The problem is that he tried to lie and disrespect Ghanaian teammates that the was fighting for them and that is how he got kicked out. And that nobody defended him even though he defended them. That was false. He was not kicked out because he asked about players bonuses, because he was kicked by the coach, secondly he was not the first player to ask that, players have been paid already.
So Kevin just knows that it is general problem in Africa, he tries to use that narrative, and lies to hide his problems.
If you doubt me, ask Ghanaians who followed the story back then.. moreover some players have already reacted to his interview and denied the allegations.
Never knew prince Boateng is such a nice guy, what a refreshing interview so honest, so straightforward and a great talent.
Rio can we have more of these Messi teammate stories?
I found this interview incredibly intriguing and I can only wonder there'd be so much more that we don't know about.
Thank you for being super open, honest and direct about everything.
what else do you want to know man that guy is an alien 😂
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There's not much else to Messi he's just extraordinary in his own way. Only person to know anything from would be from Messi himself who wont tell u anything different 😂😂
I see you what you mean everyone obviously raves about him but never tell the day to day stories and because he’s so shy and humble it’s hard to gather what he’s really like
Legendary interview. Opening up on all aspects of ones' career, good or bad, isn't always easy. Respect to Kevin for giving 0 f*cks and telling it like it is!
Best REAL interview from a recent ex player in ages
absolutely loved this interview. really showed us the human side of football and players, a side we never really get to see. thank you Rio
Best football interview ever. As an AC Milan fan i'm grateful to KPB for all that he accomplished there. He really seems to be a kind person and the best buddy you can have
Never listen podcasts in its entirety, but I did this one for full 1 hour 27 minutes. KP Boateng is a talker and great to hear his experiences and journey.
Prince says Ronaldinho is the best to ever touch a ball. Dinho was truly special, super amazing.
I got him 3. It’s tough man it’s tough.
in terms of how much fun one has and at the same time being at the absolute peak of a the sport it can easily be argued that dinho was the best. it was joga bonita day in and day out. dinho went so hard with the flow, no one ever reached that level and won something, but he did, because he ( and ofc his teammates) could.
also when you hear the stories from barca, party until 4 in the morning, but still loves to have a ball that much that he showed up drunk for training xD thats dinho for me. as a kid i was the same, i just was not as happy as i could be if i had no ball at my feet. if god touched messi left leg he touched dinhos brain.
What an honest guy. The scars are going to eventually become your stars.
One of the best interviews from an ex player ever. The honesty and behind the scenes stories were amazing.
Yooooooo! One of the best interviews! The stories were great. Pirlo, Messi, De Zerbi, and “Poker” - great stuff! We need a follow up interview. Make it happen fellas.
This brought me close to tears .. because you find out that what you think of these players on pitch is really not what they’re like when see them up close.. I love KP for this and him explaining his downs made me believe if you have a setbacks it’s sometimes a delay and not a denial and you can bounce back. Thanks for this vibe Five and for letting him show the world he’s human after all. Really enjoyed this and he’s quite the funny lad
What an amazing interview, didn't know much about his spiritual life but it's amazing to hear how he's in such a great place and at peace with his purpose even after his playing career is over. Best wishes to him, I just became a fan.
What an interview. Kevin will always have a special place in every Milan fan's heart! 😍
Possibly the best I’ve seen. So honest and so open about his life. Mad respect for you KPB
Amazing interview and beautiful testimony! Thank God for what Prince was able to overcome. As a big Milan fan and a supporter that has watched him play through the years, it is a joy to hear about his spiritual encounter with the Lord Jesus!
This interview deserves a place in every aspiring footballers manual. KPB was unfiltered and great story teller. 🎉
The best interview of life as a professional soccer player i have ever seen.. time just flew by watching this.....ty guys ty and bless you Mr. Prince Boateng...I have so much more respect for you ...and I will pray for you to keep doing great things and enjoying life with Jesus by your side. Love listening to your experiences with so many different big teams and small teams big players and legendary players..and was very funny and educative on all levels..I too have suffered with depression and have just really found Jesus myself but am still pretty new to this..but I do feel different in my heart and my head..I will pray for you thank you and God bless you King Boateng...
I watched this interview by 12am.. a friend pleaded with me to watch it because of my love for football.
I'm from Nigeria and I can say it was mixed feelings while watching it. I laughed, cried but at the end it was worth it. God is the greatest still.
Spread love and be kind.
Perfect interview.. Big Rio keep doing this. It's amazing ✌🏾
34:40 The poker story with Ronaldinho is freaking hilarious! I can't blame him i would party with Dinho aswell 😂. Boateng great baller those 2011,2012 seasons were Elite!
Just 18 minutes in and this is one of the best interviews I’ve listened to in quite a while. I was already a fan of Kevin-Prince Boateng the player & now I like him even more. He’s such an amazing human being.
This is the best interview I’ve seen with a player. Incredibly honest stuff and tonnes of great stories. Well done lads and thanks Prince Boateng
One of the best interviews this far for FIVE. Kevin Prince is honest and raw. Love it and gives us fans a good insight into football..
He’s been one of my favorite players. Not just mentally but the way he tried to express himself with playing football. It’s good to see players from your childhood or a player you grew up with playing a video game etc and see the way they grown to be a more mature person and player. My first experience with Kevin was skill comps in which he scored many iconic goals.
Indeed maturity comes with age. KPB is a real gem. Great interview. Ghana 🇬🇭 is proud of you bro.
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We love him
I am a life long AC Milan fan and this man reflected the passion I had for football. I didn't know who he was when he joined but afterwards I was like wow. This man is a legend. Hearing him speak about his career is like seeing a fan speak about their dreams of playing professional football. I wanted him to be at Milan forever and play like the legend I know he is. But that never happened, but still I love him and pray only the best for him.
Loved watching Prince throughout his career, I’ll thank him for the football. Happy he has found his Grace!!
The man , the myth , the legend , Prince Boateng ! 😭🔥
Sending love from South Africa ! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
What a great interview! I really loved the way Kevin-Prince reflected about his life and career. Also props for him, for talking so honest about his mistakes and problems in his life. That´s so refreshing hearing a celebrity saying things like that. We all got our baggage and make mistakes on our way, why should a professional footballer be any different. All the best to you Mr. Prince and thanks to the boys for the great interview.
Kevin Prince- Boateng. After hearing this, my respect for you has gone up the roof
This one touched deep. Well done lads for this interview. Praise the Lord!
What a great interview! Thank you guys and thank you Kevin for coming and sharing your experiences in such an authentic way! It was so inspirational und heartwarming what he had to say and your reactions for it! Hope his motivation can reach us and players to improve ❤
Prince, your straightforwardnesses and honesty is just amazing. I love listening you and one my most favourite interview.
It's always the interviews you don't expect to do well that slaps. This is probably one of the best interviews on five
Outstanding interview, honest and revealing, and KPB comes across as an intelligent, self-aware guy who has learned many lessons in life. More of this, please, Rio!
One of the forgotten legends who played with and against most of this generations favourite players - The Prince!
The ending to this podcast is the best ❤ What a life, what a guy.
Jesus is King!
This interview is the best I have seen on TH-cam!
Big ups to the five team.
Such a class interview, loved it. Prince is such an open book, respect to him for being so honest, can see he has a lot of wisdom to spread to other players/people. Thanks guys for delivering this one👏🙏
I love Seedorfs stories…a man of class in a suit daily ..he took his job seriously and represented his club with class
Which story??
Listen to the podcast, is at the beginneng
@@donsandrano1429you’re so lazy.
Prince really is that guy, one of the best interviews I’ve seen with a pro baller, so honest
What an interview, I was a fan of him as player but knowing his character now got mad respect for him he seems like a very good guy with good energy 👏🏽
Was für ein Leben und was für ne krasse Karriere!! Legende!!!🙏🙏
Wünsche dir alles gute Kevin! Sehr froh das du dein weg gefunden hast! Respekt und viele Grüße aus Köln!! 👏👏
I'm 20 mins in, and I can already sense the maturity in this man after all the negative press and lifestyle choices he's had in his life. He's not only a brilliant footballer but seems to be an amazing role model. I believe he's doing his badges, but he'd be good at youth level coaching, I feel. Big up Kev
Jesus made him lovable
@@goodman4093yes
What a great interview.... i Can't remember the last time i finished watching the interview from start to the end ... didn't even notice it was +- 1h:30m
Prince is a legend, showing real strength explaining his story and his redemption really. Great content
The stories about Messi are crazy. Without a doubt the best player we have ever seen
Messi is GOD
Cr7 is the only human to challenge a GOD
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More players gonna do more than what Messi and Ronaldo are doing mark it somewhere and put a stop to so much praising of these niggas. Although I respect them tho but it’s not all about them man
@@sternerdmc4782 ask those millions of fans who just started football because of them.
@@manishyadav-gr3djRonaldo is a demigod
Most rigged WC = 2022
Most rigged CL = 2009
Most Rigged Ballon d'or = 2010, 2021
there is one name common among the 3
Loved this one man and I love how Prince shared his faith towards the end love you guys more for letting him speak freely
The Pirlo story was so good! You can just imagine how Pirlo is, oozes elegance.
Yea he described him as a quarter back😂 pinging the ball about
He is such a good storyteller
Really love this guy.. It's like me talking to my friends...Huge respect for this man KPB
Only intended to watch the lil snippet when he talks about Messi but ended up watching the whole thing. Excellent story telling skills from Boateng.
These guys really go through a lot in life man.. With so many players in the world, their stories sound like fiction.. It's incredible that they are chosen to play the beautiful game..
love it, they look like old friends just hanging out at the local pub. seeing them made me forget that 2 of them are living legends. Brilliant
Must say that this completely change my mind of Kevin. What a lad. And to be so honest with everything. Wow.
And I must say this was one of the best interviews ever with a player. Can't leave out the Ronaldiinho story I was crying of laughter overhere in Sweden😂. Keep doing great things KPB.
What an interview!1 Being a semi-professional football player who's been chasing the dream for 20+ years and hearing that even the top athletes have the same struggles such as depression, not being selected by the coaches, the football politics etc, it inspires to keep going. Thank you!
Keep pushing fam
First time I’ve actually watched anything with him and he seems like an amazing person
Exceptional interview. @Kevin Prince Boateng may the grace of God never depart from you brother 🙏🏾
This is the best one to date! Thanks Rio, Steve and Joel for doing this! Kevin Prince Boateng... what a man!
Every young up and coming footballer should be watching this interview. Very inspiring and many lessons to learn
Hallelujah, another Brother who got saved. God is great.
I must say this is the best interview I have come across in 2023. More blessings bro, I've learned a lot from your interview ❤
Man Rio is a great interviewer. Its a blend of genuine curiosity built on the back of a deep knowledge of the intricacies of the footballing career. Great pod
Best interview I've seen in so long. And the final segment topped it off. Jesus is king 🤴 The beginning, the last. The alpha and the omega
One of the best football interview i have ever watched.
I used to prefer Jerome because he seemed the calm one while Prince just seemed chaotic but boy! I love it that he's found peace, he's found Christ.
Like Saint Augustine said; you have created us for yourself oh Lord and our hearts are restless until they rest on you.
The love of God be with you Prince 🙏🏿
Prince, what a guy. He was my hero while playing at ac Milan. We all want to see you shine and win my man!!!!!!
for someone who hasn't watched so much of this.... this is the best interview i have ever watched... enjoyed every part of this
This interview here is one that was genuine and transparent from start to end. With entertaining storytelling ability by Kevin Prince Boateng. Kudos to Joe, Ste, Rio and everyone that help produce this kind of content in this space.
This guy is genuinely and astonishingly an exquisite storyteller. Paints the picture so well. I felt like i was there with him, most times! I thoroughly enjoyed that!!❤
Respect for Prince about bringing up the struggles footballers go through you don’t see on the tv
When Prince was at Milan, I was so happy. Some of his finishes still astound me. New age grinta of that time.
The game vs Lecce. Never forget 🔥🔥🔥
One of the best interviews, we got to know him as a person. I used to dislike him thinking that he was an arrogant person. Finally, got to see the real person and have a lot of respect for him.
Happy he grew up well at the end. I played against him in the U 17 Bundesliga a lot. He was the best at our age class in Germany. But he is honest here that he was a bit difficult. So I am so happy that he became a decent man😊
He was a bit difficult? How about you don't call out the German racism
@@mampenzaI’m a immigrant as well in Germany. Prince is a nice guy to hang around with, but a problem maker. In my home country (Balkans/Bosnia) we know to handle these kind of guys. Like Ibrahimovic did or the player in Milan. Germans are very obedient to rules, the collective and they don’t like egos and can’t handle them. He grew up in a ghetto neighborhood. It’s not racism, it’s more a clashes of cultures. But as you see with 36 now he would act different with his actual mind. People develop.
@@mampenza he was one of the first players who came from the streets and the other players had a different background. Has nothing to Do with racism
@@a.meiwes6774 if it didn't then why they treated him like that cause he injured Ballack? Yes he did end his career but what about Kane when he injured Haaland's father? With that said talk to Özil, Or the regular non white German and ask him if it is never about racism
Özil is a hypocrite. People don't like him, because he got the nationality only to be in the German national team. Then having better chances to be picked up by big clubs. He is friends with the likes of the Turkish president, who was also his best man.
Genuinely the best football interview I've ever listened to. Absolutely loved it. Boateng what a great guy!
De Zerbi @ 1 hour in interview is the kind of manager we need at Man United not wasting time with Tan Hag. Great interview overall.❤
I can't say much about the teammates, but we in Ghana loved KP.. That I can say.The fans, including myself were crazy for him because we were really grateful he ditched Germany for us, and he didn't disappoint us on the pitch when he joined. Sad what happened in Brazil 2014, but I can remember the majority of the fans wanted him back in the National team.