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Premier League players

  • Michael OwenBefore he turned twelve, footballer Michael Owen had broken Ian Rush's goalscoring record.
  • Didier DeschampsDidier Deschamps is one of only three men to win the World Cup as both player and manager.
  • Luka ModrićLuka Modrić grew up in a hotel car park after his grandfather was killed. He later won the 2018 Ballon d'Or.
  • Thibaut CourtoisThibaut Courtois began as a left back before coaches turned him into a goalkeeper.
  • Davor ŠukerDavor Šuker won the 1998 World Cup Golden Boot in Croatia's first World Cup. He scored six goals in seven matches.
  • Nicolás OtamendiNicolás Otamendi played every minute of Argentina's 2022 World Cup campaign. He also gave away France's opening penalty.
  • Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo's mother wanted to abort him, but her doctor refused. He became football's top goalscorer.
  • Moisés CaicedoA local coach paid for Moisés Caicedo's boots, travel and food when he was a child. Caicedo now plays for Chelsea.
  • Landon DonovanLandon Donovan scored in the dying seconds to beat Algeria at the 2010 World Cup.
  • Emiliano MartínezEmiliano Martínez tossed the ball away before a World Cup final shootout. He made France's Tchouaméni walk to fetch it.
  • Marc OvermarsMarc Overmars once pulled potatoes from the ground by running with a rope tied around his waist.
  • Diego ForlánDiego Forlán was 45 years old when he received a wildcard into the main doubles draw of the 2024 Uruguay Open in Montevideo. It was his first professional ATP tournament. The man walking onto the court had spent two decades as one of the…
  • James RodríguezJames Rodríguez chested down a high ball and volleyed it in at the 2014 World Cup. It won the FIFA Puskás Award.
  • Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann scored sixteen goals in one match at age eight. He later lifted a World Cup with West Germany.
  • Lukas PodolskiLukas Podolski bought control of Gornik Zabrze, the club he had always supported. He retired the next day.
  • Enzo FernándezEnzo Fernández scored for Argentina at the World Cup, then put the ball in his own net.
  • Fabien BarthezGoalkeeper Fabien Barthez once refused to defend a penalty until an official forced him back into goal.
  • Harry KaneArsenal's academy released Harry Kane at eight for being "a bit chubby". He became England's top goalscorer.
  • Paul PogbaManchester United paid a then-record €105 million for footballer Paul Pogba in 2016.

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