{"id":140948,"date":"2023-09-06T17:55:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=140948"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:55:49","slug":"sidemen-charity-match-star-miniminter-reveals-just-how-close-he-came-to-becoming-a-professional-footballer-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/sidemen-charity-match-star-miniminter-reveals-just-how-close-he-came-to-becoming-a-professional-footballer-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidemen Charity Match star Miniminter reveals just how close he came to becoming a professional footballer | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MINIMINTER has revealed how close he came to having a career as a professional footballer.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube star &#8211; whose real name is Simon Minter -will be one of the stars of the Sidemen Charity Match this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/e07a02cc-c2ee-4381-8ea8-ad0c970583f0.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/los-angeles-galaxy-goalkeeper-jonathan-842075085.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Simon, 30, has featured in the social media star football match in the past and often wowed with his football skills.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber and Leeds fan has admitted that he is not good enough to make it as a footballer.<\/p>\n<p>However, Simon still has a thought that if he had been in an academy and played football every day then he could have had a shot.<\/p>\n<p>During his childhood, he almost had the chance to shine in front of a scout, but because of a clash of fixtures, he missed out while team-mate Jonathan Bond got signed.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE SIDEMEN NEWS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sd-sport-foster-op.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;m an ex-Man Utd star, Sidemen stars &#8216;absolutely killed&#8217; me when I played them<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RW-LADBROKES-BETTIG-COMP-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00a320 in free bets when you stake \u00a35 on football with Ladbrokes<\/h3>\n<p>Bond, 30, went on to have a career in the professional game with clubs such as Watford, West Brom and Reading.<\/p>\n<p>He is now playing for MLS outfit LA Galaxy alongside the likes of Javier Hernandez and Douglas Costa.<\/p>\n<p>Simon however, just wishes he had played in that game so he would know if he could have earned a spot at an academy.<\/p>\n<p>He told the What&#x27;s Good Podcast: &quot;I&#x27;m salty I was not signed when I was four, I think I could have made it.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Football<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23826629-1693993765783.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FOOTIE TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ex-Prem star killed when his jet-ski and boat crashed in Miami, inquest told<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DF-OP-SCHMEICHEL.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LAST KASP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Schmeichel returns to football after his contract was ripped up on deadline day<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DF-SPORT-PREVIEW-VAR.jpg\"><\/picture><span>VAR-CICAL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Premier League release VAR audio of Onana &#8216;foul&#8217; vs Wolves with fans left fuming<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jr-football-stadium-china-left-abandoned.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LEFT TO ROT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Stadium bigger than Wembley left half-finished &#038; abandoned after club relegated<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASINO SPECIAL &#8211; BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&quot;If I was signed to an academy when I was four and made to play football every day, I would have had a chance.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I have never had a scout watch me play, I know I am not good enough now at all, but at school level I never had a scout watch me play.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The scout that watched Jonathan Bond play that game he watched we had a club and school tournament on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We had me, Jonathan Bond and two other mates that played for the club and the school.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The club and school came together because they were both big occasions and agreed to take two each.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Me and one of my mates played for the club and then the other played for the school.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Jonathan Bond got scouted there as well as another game, but my thing is I wish I was there so I would known I would not have been scouted.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Now it is like, what if I played that game, I know I was not good enough, but what if I played.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I wish I had played that game so I knew.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Simon has gone on to have a successful career on YouTube and boasts over 18million subscribers on his various channels on the platform, plus an estimated fortune of \u00a39million.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More on The Sun<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/OP_LY_WILKO.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Full list of Wilko stores closing revealed \u2013 is one near you shutting for good?<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2hol-comp.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Holly Willoughby breaks silence on This Morning&#8217;s crushing loss at NTAs<\/h3>\n<p>He is also a part of the\u00a0Sidemen group, who have 16.5 million subscribers on their main\u00a0YouTube\u00a0channel.<\/p>\n<p>The Sidemen Charity Match will feature two teams of internet stars such as KSI, Mr Beast and IShowSpeed as they face off at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23834442\/sidemen-charity-match-miniminter-footballer-simon-minter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MINIMINTER has revealed how close he came to having a career as a professional footballer. 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