Manchester City star Joao Cancelo admits he nearly stopped playing football professionally after losing his mother nearly a decade ago.
Filomena Cancelo died in a car crash very close to Benfica's training centre - a few miles south of Lisbon - in 2013, when the defender was just a teenager at the Portuguese giants.
Cancelo, then aged 18, and his brother Pedro were also in the car but only suffered minor injuries, but the pair and their father Jose were left devastated by the loss of Filomena.
Now in an interview with Champions Journal, the Portugal international has revealed how his mother now serves as his inspiration, as he reveals he visits her grave every time he return to Portugal.