During the off-season for the EPL, news of player signings tend to dominate the headlines and tide the fans over until the games start again. Sadly, Everton made the news this week for a tragic reason. Joseph Yobo, one of Everton’s starting defenders, recently confirmed that his brother has been kidnapped in his home country of Nigeria.
Authorities are assuming that this will be like many other kidnapping cases in the impoverished region, wait for the ransom, pay it, and he will be returned. It is hard to imagine that there are cultures where this is commonplace and where it is almost an accepted practice. So sad.