Wilson Palacios admits he almost quit football when his brother Edwin was murdered.

The Honduran international joined Tottenham Hotspur from Wigan Athletic in a £14million deal in January, yet he admits he had earlier considered turning his back on the game.

Palacios’s youngster brother was kidnapped earlier this year, and although the Spurs star paid the £125,000 ransom demand, Edwin was never seen again and his body was later discovered.

"I was really thinking of giving up football altogether," he said in the News of the World. "My brother's always in my thoughts; when I go out on the pitch, in training, when I do anything.

"He is an inspiration for me to carry on, he drives me forward. Edwin was a footballer, too. He would have wanted me to keep on playing, as did my family. They helped me make the decision."

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