Heartbreaking Tales of Fallen Football (Soccer) Stars

as beautiful and passionate as football can be sometimes it could also be a very cruel game especially if you don't know how to assess the risks it can cause more harm than good and that's exactly the case with today's 11 super talents who had all the potential in the world to dominate football for a long time but failed to do [Applause] so yes some of them managed to win almost everything While others had minimal success or stayed under the radar for most of their careers so sit back relax and let's take a look at 11 most wasted talents of the last generation goalkeeper Caper Ariza balaga the current Real Madrid goalie has enjoyed many difficult moments in his career despite once being considered one of the most promising goalkeepers in the world toaldo Salah Great Stop van off the car oh what a sa by keer he started his professional career at a atletic Club where he played professionally for two seasons before being bought by Chelsea for a whopping 71 million in 2018 becoming the most expensive goalkeeper in history and all in all his first two seasons at Stanford Bridge were more than positive with him making 95 appearances and keeping 31 clean sheets after that however kepa face arguably the biggest hurdle of his career Edward meny the sagales goalkeeper arrived in 2012 20 and since then keer struggled to regain his previous form on paper he added more silverware to his trophy cabinet winning the Champions League the European super Cup and the club World Cup with Thomas tul in charge in 2021 but his impact was minimal then quite unexpectedly the 14 time Champions League winner appeared on the horizon for keer who was left in Oblivion in Chelsea Madrid's First Choice keeper tbal CTO suffered an L injury in the club saw keer as the perfect short-term replacement well nothing of the sort he played consistently throughout the first half of the season but was then dropped to the bench and hasn't played a single minute of football since the end of January right back Michel Richards miky Richards will be a familiar name to many of you from the Champions League Petry Studios on American television channel CBC sport you may have also noticed that presenter K ABDO often praises the other two pundits tiar omry and jam carer well Micah is always underestimated and even humiliated by her welcome along to London everybody I'm Kate ABDO joined by the Champions League winner with Barcelona Terry HRI Champions League winner with Liverpool Jamie carrier and the man with five appearances in the Champions League that's yes Richard doesn't have the trophies of hry and carer but you can't say he was a player with much less potential in fact Michael Richards was so talented that he remains the youngest Defender ever to be called P up to the England national team being 18 years old in 2006 unlike many players today Michel Richard has only played for three teams as a professional 10 Seasons at Man City where he won the Premier League title in 2012 alone spell at fantino in 20145 and four years at Aston Villa between 2015 and 2019 before retiring yes Richards was very talented defensive right back but serious injuries prevented him from keeping his starter spot for Man City however his unrival sense of humor and great presence in front of the camera bring positive emotions to both him and his fans the center back Ezekiel gar and from Big Boy Micah we jump straight to another solid Defender Argentinian Rio Ferdinand AKA Ezekiel G his story is a treacherous one too and you can't imagine the kind of talent we're talking about especially when you consider that he arrived at San Diego bnab as 22y old in his first four seasons as a professional G played for n's old boys and Spanish side wrestling before joining Real Madrid in those days however the competition for places in the Los Blanco starting lineup were Fierce Sergio Ramos Pepe Gabrielle Hines Fabio canavaro and Gary were all fighting for two places in the starting lineup yes Gary had incredible talent and was being tracked by many teams in Spain but Madrid did not want to sell such a gem to a direct rival this is called being a victim of circumstance Gare then went on to have positive Spells at Benfica Zenit and Valencia before retiring in 2021 despite all that he always looked like a talent who failed to live up to expectations even at the 2014 World Cup when he and Argentina lost to Germany in the final Center back Samuel umtiti in football as in life the choices we make largely determine our future and the Olympic Leon Prodigy is a prime example titti spent 8 years at the French club before joining Barcelona in 2016 he was regarded as a Defender with huge potential who could lead the barel backline for years to come and it all started beautifully for him his impact was immediately felt in the first two seasons at the camp new and his form earned him a starting place for France Corner kicking him TT arriving on the near post there's the Breakthrough it's Samuel entiti for FR and here comes perhaps the biggest pain of his career he suffered a knee injury a few weeks before the tournament but decided against surgery instead he opted for conservative treatment and played the entire tournament with the injury yes France went on to win it all with umtiti as one of their best players but it came at a cost the then 25-year-old never had a major role at Bara again and in fact still continues to struggle with injuries being owned by Le left back Fabio quintra interestingly there aren't many top left backs who haven't fulfilled their potential but Fabio quental is definitely one of them his best season remains 2010 to 2011 when he made 45 appearances for Benfica and scored five goals that earned him a 30 million EUR transfer to Real Madrid making him the fifth most expensive defender of all time and unlike G who had little chance to prove himself Fabio played regularly for Madrid however a number of factors including competition from Marcelo and his modest nature prevented him from settling down at the San Diego burnout the moment that is seen as the main reason for the end of his Real Madrid career however was a photograph showing him smoking a cigarette outside a nightclub yes he could definitely be considered a wasted Talent defensive midfielder Paul Pogba well here is the most wasted Talent of the all Paul Pogba was a freak of nature who had everything to become one of the best midfielders in the Premier League yes there were those who argue that man united wasted him but he was definitely the victim of a number of factors beyond his reach there were of course those that were entirely within his control such as the four-year doping ban breaking news this era Paul Pogba has been banned from playing football for four years according to Sky in Italy for 31-year-old Pogba that seemed to be the end of his career at least in European football but let's turn the clock back almost 10 years his best season came in 2014 2015 when he played for Juventus and even qualified for the Champions League final despite losing the Frenchman was undoubtedly one of the best midfielders in the world at that time pogba's fine form led to a move to Manchester United to take his career to the next level instead though his time with the Red Devils was marked by ups and downs then about 2 years later he rediscovered his form at the 2018 World Cup where he was once again one of France's star players just like umtiti it's safe to say that Pogba was definitely one of those players who couldn't maintain consistency in this game which led to him making the wrong decisions Center midfielder Philipe coutinho another desperately sad story of a player who could have achieved so much more than what he showed a footballer of incredible flare talent and potential Philipe coutinho was a true Idol for every Liverpool fan including Jurgen klopp himself his downfall began in December 2018 when he moved to Barcelona for 1060 million he spent a total of four years at the camp new but was unable to replicate his anfield form in fact he had his moments of Brilliance and scored some important goals for the catalans but he was never the one who was expected to be the long-term replacement for Neymar he then moved to Aston Villa a club with a much lower reputation than either Barcelona or Liverpool pool he showed flashes of immense talent but not enough now the boy who was a fan favorite of the Liverpool supporters who dreamed of winning the balandor is on loan at Qatari side Al duale playing his last match more than 6 months ago attacking midfielder James Rodriguez attacking midfielder James Rodriguez wow what a player he was we wouldn't be far off if we said that James was a player with Limitless footballing ability creativity flare magical dribble and his powerful shot from distance were the main qualities that made him stand out on the pitch his star rose during the 2014 World Cup when Colombia achieved their best ever finish a quarterfinal he was then approached by Real Madrid the San Diego babal fell in love with his talent but sadly he was never able to establish himself as a vital player for the Spanish giant this was the main reason for his decline in form and subsequent loss of momentum in his game from then on his career went downhill being loaned out to Bayern Munich he then had two brief spells with Everton Al Ryan and olympiakos before being completely forgotten by football fans the 32-year-old currently plays for Brazilian side sa Paulo right winger Eden Hazard rule number one in football guys a multi-million transfer to a top club doesn't always guarantee a bright future even if you're at the top of your game well Eden Hazard is probably the man who understands that perfectly what can we say about him arguably the best Winger ever to touch a Premier League football yes he's always been in the Salah and tyon re conversations and he's had his Reasons by the way feel free to have your say in the comments section the Belgian had it all at Chelsea he knew the league he had a great reputation he was loved by the fans he was on a big wage and last but not least he was the blues' leader well many Chelsea fans still can't forgive him but he has his Ambitions too however his move to Real Madrid wasn't just a nightmare for hazard it could easily go down as the worst transfer ever and since no one else has done the maths we'll do it for you Hazard has played a total of 3,736 minutes for Real Madrid in four years an average of 934 minutes per season now divide that by 90 because there's 90 minutes in a game well Eden hazzard's playing time at Real Madrid is the equivalent of just over 10 full games in each of those four seasons and as you know there were over 50 games in a campaign which means the Belgian has played no more than 20% of Madrid's games between 2019 and 2023 crazy just to think of what a waste of talent he was Striker Dimitar Berbatov you remember the Bulgarian Maestro right the man with one of the bu his first touches in the world an amazingly talented player who has gone through a number of big teams in his career including Bayern lusen Tottenham and man united and actually had the potential to become one of the best strikers in the Prem but failed to do so well to be precise he was the best striker in England in a short period when he won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2010 to 2011 he was a magical footballer with a very unconventional style of play showing the world that football is not played with size or speed but with intelligence and while he was incredibly talented and enjoyed Great Moments in his prime Berbatov also had The Misfortune to lose three Champions League finals in 2002 with Leverkusen and in 2009 and 2011 with man united and if we had to sum up his story in one phrase it would be sometimes fulfilling your potential depends largely on luck because he deserved to be called a champion League winner left Winger Neymar the prince who never became king yes Neymar was the player who came closest to Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in this generation his dream of winning the balandor is slowly fading and at this stage it seems completely impossible given that he moved to Saudi Arabia with so much potential left in him on top of that he suffered some terrible injuries in the Last 5 Years including tearing his ACL in October from which which he will recover by the end of the season however the biggest setback for him came in 2017 when he genuinely thought he'd made the best choice for his career at the age of 26 Neymar joined Paris St German from Barcelona for a world record fee of 222 million e desperate to escape Messi's Shadow and win the world's most prestigious individual award indeed upon his arrival in Paris many believed the Brazilian would win the balandor however his time at the park prints hasn't gone as expected and especially between 2020 and 2023 now share your thoughts can you name other talents who 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Keywords: super talents, most promising goalkeepers in the world, most expensive goalkeeper in history, Champions League winner, youngest defender ever to be called up to the England national team, Premier League title, incredible talent, Santiago Bernabeu, starting line-up, 2018 World Cup, football fans, under the radar, extraordinary potential, Premier League, Ballon d’Or, Premier League football, best striker in England, Champions League Golden Boot

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Length: 14min 22sec (862 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 02 2024