After the birth of his first child Luka, 3, soccer player Mile Sterjovski rushed back to the field before he — or his wife Sharon — were really ready. "I basically took my wife out of the hospital with Luka and jumped on a plane the same day" Mile recently revealed, "We had two games against the Solomon Islands and I was used for 15 minutes in both games after I was told I was really needed." It was a mistake Mile and Sharon were determined not to repeat after welcoming their second child, Sonny, on June 2. In fact, this time around, the 29-year-old midfielder stayed home while his team the Socceroos played four important World Cup qualifier games without him. He had the full support of coach Pim Verbeek, Mile said, adding,
I was only thinking of my family, Pim put me at ease, he understood family comes first.
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