In 'your favs disappointing you' news...

[aquaecolore.livejournal.com]

Marco Reus fined 540,000 euros for driving without a license for 3 years





source : bild article sadly behind paywall but posted in a tumblr post


e: apparently he also received five speeding tickets during that time, but no-one ever noticed he didn't have a license o_O

e2: someone from reddit translated a quote from the man himself:

He took driving lessons when he was 18 but never took a driving test. He just decided to drive without a licence. "Sadly I decided to take this route. I can't even comprehend the reasons myself. Now I know: I was too naive and it was stupid. I have learnt my lesson. It will never happen again."

e3: can't believe it took me so long to remember his nickname is Rolls Reus.



yeah. i am disappoint :/

Comments

[eva]

I think plenty of these boys have been "stars" at too early an age. Some of the late bloomers (or whatever you'd want to call them) whose careers got going later seem a lot more mature. Take Miro Klose or Per Mertesacker, for instance. I'm not really surprised at Reus, but I'd be gobsmacked if either of them did something like that.

[kaiserschmarrn.livejournal.com]

Agreed. It's not good that they get this amount of money and fame this early (coupled with a lack of "normal" school education, though I think this has probably gotten better, and not the highest IQ). Even if they have a strong support system with family and friends, they're bound to lose touch with reality. I'd be more surprised if they were more grounded. You see similar phenomena with actors - child actors vs. actors who got their break late in life.