Kobe Bryant in Brazil: from court to the football cage

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The NBA legend offers his thoughts on the World Cup before a 3-on-3 against the locals...

He's used to swishing nets with the LA Lakers on a nightly basis, but Kobe Bryant likes his football too. 

The NBA icon was raised in Italy after his father moved there to continue his professional career, and took to calcio before basketball took its hold.

Find out what he's made of the World Cup so far, who he's supporting – and whether he had what it took to play against the Brazilians... 

Joe Brewin
Joe Brewin

Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities. 


By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.