{"id":25581,"date":"2026-03-11T10:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/first-brothers-to-play-in-the-premier-league-and-nba-at-the-same-time\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:53:45","slug":"first-brothers-to-play-in-the-premier-league-and-nba-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/first-brothers-to-play-in-the-premier-league-and-nba-at-the-same-time\/","title":{"rendered":"First brothers to play in the Premier League and NBA at the same time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Landon Emmenero (18 years old, 1.8m) and Sebastian Emmenero (19 years old, 1.9m) could become the first brothers to play in the Premier League and NBA at the same time.<span\/><\/p>\n<p>England youth international Landon Emmenero plays for Chelsea and is already training with the first team. &#8220;My goal is to play for Chelsea&#8217;s first team and I am doing everything I can to achieve that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Kevin Durant reacts to Bam Adebayo&#8217;s 83-point game and says it will be remembered forever<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sabu Emmenero switched from football to basketball, training with the Surrey Rams, Thames Valley Cavalier, and NBA academies in Canberra and Romania. He currently plays for Loyola Maryland in the NCAA (the school where Spaniard Santi Aldama entered the NBA).<\/p>\n<p>Landon Emmenero and Sebastian Emmenero are the sons of soccer players Michael (who represented Nigeria at the World Cup) and Erin (an outstanding goalkeeper).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Markkanen family: Lauri is an NBA star, Eero played for Zidane at Real Madrid<\/h2>\n<p>Finnish basketball player Lauri Markkanen, currently an NBA star with the Utah Jazz, is the younger brother of soccer player Eero Markkanen, who played under Zidane at Real Madrid Castilla in the 2014-2015 season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11\/69b13a664e7f4.png\" alt=\"First brothers to play in the Premier League and NBA at the same time\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Eero Markkanen (34) currently plays in Finland&#8217;s PK-35.<\/p>\n<p>They are the sons of former professional player and Finnish national team player Pekka, who played in the NCAA for the University of Kansas and CB San Josep de Badalona.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/basketball\/nba\/2026\/03\/11\/69b14763ca4741c00c8b457f.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landon Emmenero (18 years old, 1.8m) and Sebastian Emmenero (19 years old, 1.9m) could become the first brothers to play in the Premier League and NBA at the same time. 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