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Originally published by Standard Sportssports
September 27, 2025
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When a footballer is injured
Beneath the glory, footballers are human. They battle the same doubts, the same loneliness, and the same need for love — true love, not the conditional kind tied to money or status...
✨ Key Highlights
After flying aboard Kenya Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Kenya to Paris, France, in February 2024, the reporter journeyed to Reims to meet with Stade de Reims defender Joseph Okumu, who was recovering from an injury.
- The journey involved a smooth **eight-hour** flight, followed by a **130-kilometre** drive from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Reims.
- The reporter was chauffeured by Carlos, a driver contracted to then Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims, in an executive Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
- The article's title, "Joseph Okumu: When a footballer is injured," highlights the central theme of a footballer's experience with injury.
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