Jimothy Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 Man claims church ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United• Former semi-professional sues Baptist church for £10m • Believes years spent as 'fervent evangelist' ruined career Arquimedes Nganga, 46, believes he could have played for Manchester United had he not converted to the Baptist faith. Photograph: Don McPhee A retired semi-professional footballer is suing the Baptist church for £10m, claiming the 19 years he spent as a "fervent evangelist" ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United. According to the London Evening Standard, 46-year-old Arquimedes Nganga, who currently lives in Forest Hill, London, but used to play for a third division side in his native Portugal, quit the sport at the age of 25, two years after he converted to the Baptist faith. He believes he could have earned £20,000 a week, despite never making more than £200 a month playing semi-professionally. "I could definitely have had a long career in the Premiership," Nganga said. "I see many players playing today who I am not inferior to – and perhaps even better than. Most midfielders are either defensive or attacking but I was both. I had something new." Nganga has filed papers at the high court, accusing the leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain of destroying his social life, causing him "psychological harm" and defrauding him of money through compulsory donations. The church said it will vigorously contest the claim. Really?!? Good luck winning this! Surely at 25 it was hIs choice to turn to God, nobody forced him.
Fox92 Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 So he played for a semi-professional side when he was 25 years of age? If he was that good he would have been picked up by a club, way before he was 25. Sounds like a dick to me, and an arragont one at that.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 Exactly, you make your choices and you take your chances. I'm sure there are plenty of people who have given up lucrative professions for spiritual/moral/emotional reasons and many of them don't regret it, though as we see, some may.
Captain... Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 I'm suing the breweries, I am sure I could have played for Leicester if I hadn't spent the last 15 years of my life drinking myself into a stupor. Damn you Carling!!!
Darkon84 Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 There isn't a lot you can say to that other than HAHAHAHAHAHA!
EnderbyFox Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 I've got more chance of playing for Man Utd than he has of winning this case
Bellend Sebastian Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 I don't think there's any need for the church to 'vigorously contest' the claim. I think this one could be successfully defended while playing on an Xbox and eating cream horns
The Doctor Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 Ok then. Not entirely sure how fervent evangelist = unable to play football (surely it'd just be Sunday matches that were a problem?) but still... chap's a retard.
irDeano Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 Can I sue my sofa for ruining my football career? I'm sure I could have made it to at least the Leicester academy if it hadn't been so comfy and forced me to lounge on it everyday. Moron.
vandamman Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 Euan Murray is a devout Christian and doesn't play on Sundays, yet he is still a international rugby player. This guy is a joke.
Guest shearfox Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 I could have played for United as well but god refused to give me the gift...
marko Posted 5 March 2012 Posted 5 March 2012 I could have played for United as well but god refused to give me the gift... Sounds to me like you've got an action against the church as well
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