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Dear Roxane

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Yan Diomande

Yan Diomande

Real Madrid CF | Ivory Coast

“Before I even had real boots, you were telling everybody, ‘My brother is going to be the best in the world!’”

When no one wanted to sign him, Yan Diomande’s sister, Roxane, never doubted her brother’s talent.

He wrote this letter to his late sister to prove that all their dreams would be achieved, and, now, he’s playing for Real Madrid.

Yan Diomande | Dear Roxane | The Players' Tribune | Comic | Real Madrid | Ivory Coast
Chris Visions for The Players' Tribune

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