The Nigerian soccer legend Nwankwo Kanu recently revealed that he agreed to give up £3 million to Portsmouth Football club. The financially bankrupt. English soccer team did not pay Kanu’s salary for a long period of time and that added up to the £3 million. The man who played for Arsenal and had a magnificent career proved once again to be generous and unselfish when he chose to not sue the club for his unpaid salary. He simply let the whole thing go in order to help the club get back on its feet. To understand Kanu’s generous nature and heart you have to know his back story.

The year was 1999 and his career was at its peak. Everything was going great. Kanu had just signed a million dollar three-year contract with Arsenal Football club from London. He was only 20 years old when the terrible news came in. He was diagnosed with a dangerous heart disease that threatened his whole future. The doctors told him that he would never be able to play soccer again after he had his surgery. Kanu only survived the operation with the help of magnificent doctors  and could continue his career. This is the reason he started a heart foundation to help African kids with this serious condition. This is where a great deal of Kanu’s generous character comes from.

To everybody’s huge surprise, Kanu made a terrific comeback to the world of soccer and became better than ever. A miracle has happened and Kanu was now able to play soccer again. During his career he has won the Champions league, English Premier League, the FA Cup, the Dutch League and the Olympics with Nigeria. The biggest success Kanu has achieved was with Arsenal between the years 1999 and 2004. Who can forget his incredible three goals in only 15 minutes against Chelsea? The Blues were leading 2-0 and then Kanu entered the pitch and saved Arsenal with his three goals.