For some families, football is not only a sport, it's a heritage. The baton has been passed on from fathers to sons and daughters.
In this case, some brothers have either played with or against each other.
Some brothers like Brazil's Fabio and Rafael shared a dressing room at Old Trafford for nearly a decade.
Team Kenya takes a look at some of the sibling duos that have played against each other.
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Kolo and Yaya Toure
The Ivory Coast brothers faced each other in March 2015 when Kolo was playing for Liverpool and Yaya featured for Manchester City.
Florentin and Paul Pogba
Pogba's career as a Man United player ended in June 2020, with the club commemorating him for nearly a decade of wearing the Red Devil's shirt.
While at Old Trafford, he played against his elder brother Florentin in an emotional Europa league match between Saint-Etienne vs Manchester United in 2017.
The two are, however, of different nationalities with Paul being French and Florentin Guinean.
Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng
The two were dubbed the most complicated brotherhood in football, with Jerome playing for the German national team and his brother embracing the Ghanaian flag.
The two faced off in the Fountain Arena in September 2013 with Jerome's Bayern Munich taking the lead against Schalke 04.
Fabio and Rafael Silva
The Brazilian twins both played at Old Trafford. Rafael, however, featured more with 100 match appearances compared to Fabio's 22.
In 2019, they played against each other with Fabio's Nante facing Rafael's Lyon in the Ligue 1.
Gary and Phil Neville
One of the most sensational sibling duo in football, Gary and Phil played alongside each other during their time at Manchester United, but in 2005 Phil left for David Moyes' Everton.
They entered football history books by becoming the first brothers to captain their respective teams against each other in the Premier League.