{"id":217498,"date":"2023-12-10T11:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=217498"},"modified":"2023-12-10T11:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:56:49","slug":"i-left-school-at-16-and-became-a-man-utd-treble-winner-but-i-never-spoke-to-my-friends-again-it-was-terrible-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/i-left-school-at-16-and-became-a-man-utd-treble-winner-but-i-never-spoke-to-my-friends-again-it-was-terrible-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I left school at 16 and became a Man Utd treble winner – but I never spoke to my friends again\u2026 it was terrible | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

GARY NEVILLE has revealed that he never spoke to his friends again once he left school.<\/p>\n

The Manchester United legend left school at 16 to pursue a football career.<\/p>\n


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Neville, 48, was desperate to make it as a footballer and "put everything" he had into doing so.<\/p>\n

The Englishman went on to have a trophy-filled career with Manchester United.<\/p>\n

Neville won 21 trophies, including eight Premier League titles.<\/p>\n

However, he has claimed that it is "terrible" looking back as he admitted that he "had to get away".<\/p>\n

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Neville\u00a0was speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by\u00a0Sky Bet: "When I left school at 16, I never spoke to my friends from school ever again.<\/p>\n

"I look back at it now and it was terrible.<\/p>\n

"I just thought that if I don\u2019t put everything into football, then I\u2019d regret it.<\/p>\n

"I knew my school friends would be going out and having a good time, but I had to get out of this.<\/p>\n

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"My leaving do at school was at a pub surrounded by people drinking and doing all sorts and I had to get away.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of those things that I needed 100 per cent focus.<\/p>\n

"I never went out or anything for four years and Phil Neville was the same."<\/p>\n

After hanging up his boots, Neville had a short spell in management with LaLiga outfit Valencia.<\/p>\n

He now works as a pundit for Sky Sports and is also a successful businessman and part owner of Salford, along withis Class of 92 pals.<\/p>\n

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