Consider the struggles of others. Italy are heading for the play-offs after finishing below Switzerland in their group.
However, his talent didn't go unnoticed. He was invited to play for Sport Warique, a team made up by Peruvian immigrants.
It was no more than Leicester deserved as Brendan Rodgers' side played the more proactive football throughout to end a run of four games without a win.
Spurs are winless in their last three such games (D2 L1), though their last two wins in these matches both came against Southampton (4-1 in 2016, 5-2 in 2017).Southampton have lost just once at home in the Premier League this season (W2 D5), and are unbeaten in their last five at St Mary's (W2 D3).
The Bundesliga outfit have now come out to rubbish the report, writing on Twitter: Actually obvious that this 'quote' is fake! We can laugh about a lot and often don't take ourselves too seriously.
They signed him at the last minute because he was going to go to Man City. Roy Keane: But he was always going to play, Jamie.
The latter looks poised to head back to France, where he originally signed from, with Paris Saint-Germain mooted to be considering a loan swoop for his services - though countryman Hugo Lloris will not join him at the exit, having penned fresh terms in north London.
Of course (the World Cup) was in the back of my mind but really I just wanted to play football. For me it's about always trying to be ready.
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He is happy now, he says. He has confronted his demons, and taken steps to combat what he describes as “the manic highs and lows” of chasing a career in football.
Speak to those who have studied his teams closer than anyone else and it seems that the 41-year-old Catalan has spent his time practising precisely what he has long preached.
The travelling Toon Army were in fine voice throughout and there is clearly understandable optimism around Tyneside but this must be tempered by the realism that there is no quick fix or easy route to what they hope will be their final destination.
Godden squeezed his penalty under Bentley to equalise, but the visitors were in front again after 68 minutes.
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He's a real deep thinker, very meticulous and detailed in his work, says Tommy Elphick, who was made Bournemouth captain by Howe after joining the club in League One.
Aubameyang has been a source of discontent for some time now, with the skipper having been woefully out of form for some time.
His time in Munich also started the theme of injuries disrupting his career - a ruptured cruciate ligament caused him to miss most of the 2005-06 campaign, causing him to fall behind Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni in the pecking order.
However, Van Bronckhorst would not be drawn on the 19-year-old: We had many options, Ross spoke to as many candidates as possible to bring in players.
However, BBC Sport understands the decision was made in order to bring some stability to the league at a time when the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the market was still unknown and the Premier League was already dealing with the fall-out from the decision to cancel its contract in China, that had been worth over £500m.
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It made things slightly less comfortable than Arteta will have hoped for but his side got the vital win they needed before a trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where victory will confirm Arsenal's return to the Champions League for the first time since 2016-17.
He has been in football management for the best part of 50 years and Watford become the 17th club he has managed in eight countries, while he has also had spells in charge of the Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Finland national sides.
Owner Farhad Moshiri said of his sixth permanent appointment in as many years: It's the most important signing we can get in this window.
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Abada also played a part in the 11th-minute equaliser, giving the ball away in front of the 18-yard line.
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This is largely the same group of players that Mark Cooper had available to him last season, but Edwards has brought the very best out of every individual.
They have to make a conscious effort that he has to go again from the beginning of the week to change the opinion and the idea of the manager.
This means that Pogba could target a late February return at the very least, should he finish with individual training by mid-February. Even if Pogba returns to group training by mid-February, he would still be a couple of weeks away before he is deemed fully fit.
And while Rangnick was full of praise for Ten Hag, he said that he will need more from his players and staff to succeed.
The cluster of American sports billionaires circling Chelsea underlines the extent to which the English Premier League has become a magnet for financiers from across the Atlantic, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United all having been acquired by US-based businessmen.
Their annoyance only deepened as Roberts turned Bale's run from a short corner home to seal victory in the final minute.