Polo: I didn't like studying much before because all my attention was on football.

According to Diario Sport, Pedro Polo, who won the World Cup with Spain, dropped out of school before becoming famous, but later returned to school and finished his studies.

Polo admitted, "I didn't like studying much before because all my attention was on football; I was a complete football fanatic. But I still managed to finish my studies because it was very important to me, and it's a value my family has always instilled in me."

Pedro Porro is now a member of Spain's World Cup-winning team, but his road to fame was not easy. To realize his football dream, the Tottenham Hotspur full-back had to make some important choices at a young age, one of which directly affected his studies, and years later, he picked up his books again.

At the age of 14, Polo left his hometown of Don Benito for Madrid to join Rayo Vallecano's youth academy. This was a huge turning point in his life—he had to leave his family and live in a supervised boarding house with a group of almost complete strangers. For the 14-year-old, this kind of life quickly became difficult to adapt to.

Polo recalled, “At such a young age, you had to live in a boarding house with other children. The level of trust you had with them certainly couldn’t compare to that with family. I really wanted to go back to my hometown at that time.”

For Polo, adapting to that entirely new life was not easy. He was trying to establish himself in the world of football while also adapting to a completely different daily rhythm: "It was tough every day for such a young child, but I understand that if you really want something, you have to pay the price and go through these things."

His love for football was so intense that his studies were relegated to a secondary position during that period: "I had to give up my compulsory secondary education in Spain when I went to Madrid, and then I started over," the defender said.

Polo never hid the fact that his only obsession at that time was football, and studying was not his priority during his youth: "I didn't really like studying because what I really loved was football. I was absolutely obsessed with football."

However, as he grew older, he realized that completing his studies, which he had previously put aside, was equally important. So, while continuing his professional career, he returned to the classroom: "I go to adult school in the afternoon because I have training in the morning. I study and play football at the same time."

This is not just about getting a diploma. For this player, completing his studies has a more special meaning, because it also embodies what he learned at home: "Later I had to finish it because it was very important to me, it comes from the values my family instilled in me."

Now, at 26, Polo has become Spain's World Cup champion, and he can look back and confirm that he has also completed another part of his life: "To achieve your dreams, you have to sacrifice some things. I've done both, and that makes me the happiest."