Jamie Carragher tells footballers in their 20s - 含むing his own son - NOT to have children for the sake of having 'no distractions' in their careers

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Jamie Carragher?has 勧めるd the 現在の 刈る of professional footballers to 持つ／拘留する off on having kids so that they can '焦点（を合わせる） on their game without any distractions'.?

Carragher - who married his childhood sweetheart?Nicola Hart in July 2005 -? has two children; one boy called James and one girl called Mia.?

The former Liverpool 星／主役にする said he 'loves' the fact his son saw him play and 心にいだくs the time they celebrated on the pitch together after winning the 2012 league cup.?

However, he believes professional footballers - 含むing his own son - should wait until their thirties to have children so they can 焦点（を合わせる） on their game.?

Carragher 株d his thoughts with?Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright,?Gary Neville?and J.J ワット in the 最新の episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet.

Jamie Carragher has 勧めるd the 現在の 刈る of professional footballers to 持つ／拘留する off on having kids so that they can '焦点（を合わせる） on their game without any distractions'

Carragher married his childhood sweetheart Nicola Hart in July 2005 (pictured together)

Carragher has two children; one boy called James and one girl called Mia (above)?

The former Liverpool 星／主役にする said: 'I do love the fact that my son not saw me play, can remember going to games, and at a cup final at the end, he was 現実に on the pitch ? I think it was in 2012, に向かって the end of my career. It is something nice to look 支援する [on].

'But, I always think now, as a player, my advice to my kids is to have kids, not as late as possible, but to almost get to your thirties.?

'特に my son who's a professional footballer now. You can really 焦点（を合わせる） on your game with no distractions, but it is something I do like ? the fact that he's seen me and does remember some games.'

ワット agreed with?Carragher, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing he walked from the NFL to be the 'best father' he could かもしれない be, as he felt dividing his 'time and energy' between the sport and his child wouldn't 利益 anyone.?

'I'm really enjoying [life after the NFL]. I think I also 部分的に／不公平に planned for it in my 長，率いる because I've heard so many former チーム仲間s and 競技者s talk about how difficult it is.?

'So, I've tried to 始める，決める myself up for success in surrounding myself with the 権利 people and also coming to 条件 with the fact that it was coming to an end when it was.

The former Liverpool 星／主役にする said he 'loves' the fact his son saw him play and 心にいだくs the time they celebrated on the pitch together after winning the 2012 league cup

ワット agreed, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing he walked from the NFL to be the 'best father' he could かもしれない as dividing his 'time and energy' between the sport and his child wouldn't 利益 anyone

'And, I think 存在 able to walk away on your own 条件 makes it easier. I consciously did that. I could have certainly played a few more years if I'd 手配中の，お尋ね者 to, but I felt like when I knew my time was coming to an end, I didn't want anybody else to tell me I had to go. I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to be the one to decide.

'[Having a son] was a big part for me as to why I retired. 存在 a father is a 大規模な 広大な／多数の／重要な thing in this world, and I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to be the best father I can かもしれない be.?

'I know myself, I know how much time and energy I commit to playing football and I didn't want to have to make 決定／判定勝ち（する）s every day, 'Am I going to watch a little extra film or am I going to play at the play 始める，決める with my son?'

'I had my son in the middle of the season last year, and I played 10 games after he was born, and I had 10 解雇（する）s in 10 games. It was really, really 冷静な／正味の. The game after he was born, I had two 解雇（する）s, and it was really special.'

Carragher's son James 調印するd his first professional 契約 with Wigan in 2021 before moving to?Inverness on 貸付金 during the 2023 January 移転 window.?

Carragher's son James 調印するd his モミ st professional 契約 with Wigan in 2021 before moving to Inverness on 貸付金 during the 2023 January 移転 window

James followed in his father's footsteps by spending several years in the Liverpool 青年 階級s before moving to The Tics 2017.?

事前の to 調印 his first professional 契約, James captained the U18 味方する to glory in the?Professional 開発 League.?

However, James - who made his 上級の debut for the club in an EFL Cup 衝突／不一致 against 船体 City - struggled for minutes.?

As a result, the youngster went out on 貸付金 after 調印 a new two-year を取り引きする Wigan in April last year.?

James, who is just 21 years old - will now finish the 2023-2024 （選挙などの）運動をする on 貸付金 at?Inverness.?