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The first brothers who could play simultaneously in the Premier League and the NBA
Mar 11 2026 11:11 · By ENRIQUE CORBELLA/KEVIN CARTER · 31 Reads
Landon Emenelo (18 years old and 1.80 m.) and Sebastien Emenelo (19 years old and 1.90 m.) could become the first pair of brothers to play in the Premier League and the NBA at the same time.
Landon Emenelo, who is an international with Great Britain at youth level, plays for Chelsea and has already trained with the first team: "My goal is to play for Chelsea's first team and I'm doing everything I can to achieve that."
Sab Emenelo switched from football to basketball to train with the Surrey Rams, Thames Valley Cavalier, NBA Academy in Canberra and Romania. He currently plays in the NCAA for Loyola Maryland (the university from which Spaniard Santi Aldama made it to the NBA) .
Landon Emenelo and Sebastien Emenelo are the sons of footballers Michael (who played in a World Cup with Nigeria) and Erin (an outstanding goalkeeper)
The Markkanens: Lauri is a star in the NBA and Eero played for Zidane at Real Madrid
Finnish basketball player Lauri Markkanen , currently an NBA star with the Utah Jazz, is the brother of footballer Eero Markkanen , who played under Zidane at Real Madrid Castilla in the 2014-2015 season.
Eero Markkanen (34) currently plays for PK-35 in Finland.
Both are the sons of two former professional players and internationals with Finland, Pekka (who played in the NCAA at the University of Kansas and in the CB Sant Josep de Badalona).