Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterFootball history has plenty of examples of brothers who have reached the pinnacle of the sport.The Charlton brothers were teammates when England won the World Cup in 1966, while the Neville brothers starred for both the Three Lions and Manchester United. Yaya and Kolo Toure are both Premier League winners, while the De Boer and Laudrup brothers lit up Europe back in the day.Perhaps the most notable contemporary footballing siblings are the Williams brothers, with Inaki and his younger brother Nico key players for Athletic Bilbao. You may like My dad worked as an electrician at Stamford Bridge. Ive never lacked anything because my parents have always been there for me Nico Williams on his fathers Chelsea background 'If Cristiano didnt win or things didnt go well, hed cry Ill stay out of Liams international future unless he ever wants my advice then Ill give it to him and him only Rory Delap on the guidance he gives his son Liam Nico Williams on playing alongside his brother at AthleticMy brother was in the first team, and he really pushed me to try to become a footballer too, Nico tells FourFourTwo about following his Inakis footsteps for the Basque club.The most important advice he gave me was to use my left foot. I was really bad with my left foot from a young age, and its not exactly my brothers strong point either, so he wanted me to learn from the flaws in his game, so that it would become natural for me.Playing with him in the first team was a little strange, because we had always played together in the park, and then I was playing with him in a stadium as big as San Mames, in a top-flight league like La Liga.But I was proud.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Nico would also follow in his brothers footsteps when his first La Liga goal in a victory against Elche in September 2022 - seven years after Inaki netted his debut strike against the same opponents.The younger brother had to wait 41 matches for his maiden goal to come that it came with his left foot showed the value of his brothers advice.That goal was a turning point, he says. I wasnt making the most of my qualities, and that match made me think about what I had to do, what I could exploit.It was dribbling, dribbling, dribbling, then I hit it into the top corner.That goal was unforgettable it was what woke me up and made me more ambitious.TOPICSAthletic BilbaoLa LigaJoe MewisSocial Links NavigationFor more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.With contributions fromChris FlanaganSenior Staff WriterMatt FrohlichVideo Manager
