Ghanaian Footballer Opens Up on How He Nearly Ruined His Career Over Lavish Spending and Unnecessary Partying

• Kevin-Prince Boateng has spoken about how his career nearly ended at the early stages over poor lifestyle
• The 34-year-old has had a roller coaster career and these days plays for Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga
• Kevin-Prince Boateng was a member of Ghana's team at the World Cup in South Africa as the Black Stars reached the quarter-finals

Ghanaian midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed how a promising career almost got thrown away following his lavish lifestyle as a young footballer.

The Hertha Berlin star recovered from a distractive way of living to become one of the best Ghanaian players abroad, but feels he could have been better if he had not gone through that patch in his life.

According to Ghana's 2010 World Cup star, he once bought three cars in a day but realize he was young and stupid at that time.

"It’s true," he replied about a question of him buying three cars in a day, as quoted by Daily Mail.

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"I still have a picture at home of me standing in-front of three cars and a big house and I’m standing there like I’m 50 Cent. I look at it sometimes and I say: look how stupid you were," he added.

"‘At first you don’t think that anything is going wrong. You’re dropped to the second team but you see your money coming in and you say: “okay, I get my fun somewhere else”. Girls, nightclubs, friends, fake friends."

But Boateng overcame his early challenges and went on to play for some of the best clubs in the world, including AC Milan and Barcelona.

The experienced midfielder helped Hertha Berlin survive the drop on Monday night after starring in their 2-0 win in the Bundesliga promotion play-offs against Hamburg on Monday night.

Kevin-Prince Boateng blasts Germany's World Cup legend Lothar Matthaus

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Kevin-Prince Boateng's has replied former Germany international Lothar Matthäus for his comments about the Ghana's performance for Hertha Berlin against Mainz 05.

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The 34-year-old played 67 minutes before he was replaced by Maximillian Mittelstadt as Hertha Berlin lost to Mainz and are now in danger of getting relegated.

After the game, the Ghana international fired back at Matthäus, claiming he thinks he knows everything.