Linvoy Primus - Transformed

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Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus has written his autobiography, Transformed, which tells the story of one of football's most popular figures.

Linvoy talks about his experience of finding Christianity - which he felt helped a void in his life - at Portsmouth FC, with the help of fellow player Darren Moore. They’re very good at football and they’ve committed and sacrificed their lives towards that. But they’re still dads, they’re still husbands, they’re still sons with parents who get ill and grandparents who die.”Thank you for making time after the service for me to share the storm that we as a family are facing with you. As you said,we do not need to look at the storm behind us, but keep our focus on Jesus. I need to do that on a daily basis.

The FOCUS (Foot and ankle Osteoarthritis and Cognitive impairment in retired UK Soccer players) study is led by the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre at the University of Nottingham. It is co-funded by the Versus Arthritis Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis, the Football Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association. I’m not sure what that means at the moment and maybe there is no obvious connection, but I just felt it was important to put the thought down on paper. I don't go to church as much as I used to because we often play on Sundays, but I read the Bible and am inspired by the music and pastors that I listen to. London City Lionesses forward Primus signs new deal". FAWSL Full-Time. 16 June 2021 . Retrieved 11 November 2021. I know that, win, lose or draw, life will still carry on," he said. "I do my job properly and to the best of my ability because God wouldn't want me to misuse the gift he has given me."a b c Morgan, Steve (9 December 2009). "How a Christian soldier set a Primus example". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010 . Retrieved 4 January 2010.

The retired professional footballers who have taken part in the study have been completing questionnaires on their playing careers, along with undergoing X-rays of their feet and ankles at Southampton General Hospital. One kid we met in India had lived on a rubbish dump for 13 years. He couldn't speak and he was barking because the only conversation he ever had was with dogs," said the Portsmouth defender. "They pulled him off the tip and he had been in the orphanage for three years and he had just begun speaking a few words. By last year he was able to form sentences. When you see that you just think: 'What else can we do to help?' His third season for the club was an unsettled one. The club went through three different managers after the departure of Clemence: Terry Bullivant (twice), Terry Gibson and Alan Mullery. Nevertheless, Barnet narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference and Primus was awarded the Player of the Season and given the captaincy after a season which saw him make 46 league appearances. After Bullivant left for Reading, however, Primus became unsettled and said "[I was] hankering after a move to join Terry [Bullivant] and Pards [Alan Pardew] at Reading". [25] Reading [ edit ] In several places, foodbank staff report high-profile footballers, including a number who are known for their faith, visiting quietly and unceremoniously to volunteer or donate food. The Liverpool winger Sadio Mané, a practising Muslim, made headlines in 2018 when footage emerged of him cleaning lavatories at his local mosque as an act of service, hours after scoring at Anfield. FBref.com launched (June 13, 2018) with domestic league coverage for England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and United States. Since then we have been steadily expanding our coverage to include domestic leagues from over 40 countries as well as domestic cup, super cup and youth leagues from top European countries. We have also added coverage for major international cups such as the UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores.

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Openly being a Christian in the world of football wasn't an easy ride - the book charts the initial reactions of his teammates and the ribbing he took in the early days. I wouldn't call myself a religious person. For me, there is a huge difference between religion and faith. ALTHOUGH the culture has changed, the world of football is not a utopia. The racist abuse directed at players in the aftermath of Euro 2020 was a reminder of that ( News, 16 July). Even at the highest level, careers can be made or destroyed by managers’ preferences or physical injuries, and the pay cannot always compensate for the emotional toll.