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Top 10 Portuguese Players to Play in the Premier League

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Nani He won four Premier League titles at Manchester United He earned a place in the PFA Team of the Year in 2011 He played for Portugal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Nani was a magician on the football pitch. Nani also represented his country in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Read more top 10 lists on our football/soccer blog

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Abou Diaby: The “Next Patrick Vieira” Who Spent a Career Plagued By Injury

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The Sporting Blog tells the full story, including Diaby’s stints playing for global clubs - and why he retired before he could realise his full potential. The Sporting Blog tells the full story! Featured image credits: Arsenal Core Read our football blog for more But what exactly happened to this French football star?

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5 English Wonderkids Who Flopped

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The Sporting Blog looks at 5 young English players destined for greatness - and exactly why they flopped! The Sporting Blog has compiled five names from the history books who were meant to be football stars! But who are these wonderkids? But which English players were hyped the most, only to fall short?

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Gai Assulin: What Happened to 'The Israeli Messi'?

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The Sporting Blog tells the full story! The Sporting Blog tells all! After two years with the U14s (2003 - 2005), two years with the U16s (2005 - 2007) and one year with the U19s (2007/08), Assulin graduated to Barca’s B team (2007-10) at age 16 and signed a senior contract with a €20m release clause.

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The Premier League Striker Who Spent Three Years in Jail: Who is Lee Hughes?

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The Sporting Blog tells the FULL story! Hughes’ record at Oldham: 2007/08 (League One): 18 games, 7 goals 2008/09 (League One): 37 games, 18 goals Hughes impressed with the Latics but was released at the end of his second season. Read more footballer profiles on our football blog So, what exactly went wrong?

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Luke McCormick: The Football League Player Jailed For Death By Dangerous Driving

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The Sporting Blog explains exactly what happened to the promising goalkeeper! Larrieu returned in 2007/08 and was a regular early on before cancer reared its head again, so McCormick would get a run of games between September and November. Head to our football blog for more That’s quite a redemption arc.

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Blackpool F.C. Under the Infamous Oyston Family

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The Sporting Blog tells the full story! They spent £400k in 2007/08 and over £1m in 2008/09, consolidating in the second tier, but 2009/10 was to be their best season in recent history. More than 20 players left Blackpool weeks before the 2014/15 campaign, leaving them with eight first-teamers and making relegation a certainty.