Following a highly revealing (and very entertaining) interview on ‘Vibes With Five’—podcast of former England International and Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5)—former Super Eagles Skipper, John Obi Mikel (@mikel_john_obi) is now in the eye of the social media storm. In the interview, the 2008 Olympics Silver medalist, who had an illustrious career at Chelsea FC, spoke about several issues, including what is generally regarded as ‘Black Tax’—an unstructured financial burden usually placed on a successful person by members of their extended family. While the term was coined in the days of apartheid in South Africa, it is a phenomenon that you find in practically all countries on the continent. I hear that there is also a Latino version in the United States called ‘Brown Tax’. Meanwhile, this has nothing to do with sports or the world of celebrity. But perhaps because footballers are noted for sudden stupendous wealth, they are often targetted by family members who see them as the ‘tides’ that must lift other ‘boats.’ And they are the people Mikel Obi spoke for.
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