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The 5 Worst Football Players In The History Of This Sport

In this article, we will review with you the 5 worst football players in the entire history of this sport. Football clubs often buy new players, and some of them perfectly strengthen the football team. But some players become a real disappointment.

Good football always improves your mood, but if you are not in the mood at all, then play real money pokies online. Or let's have some fun and discuss the worst football players in the world below in the article.


Stephen Ireland

The Irishman became the center of attention during the Euro 2008 qualifying tournament for the Irish national team, where he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Wales. This made many in world football think he would be the next Irish sensation.

Unfortunately, he never realized his potential, as he was soon excluded from the national team after trying to get compassionate leave by false means. Poor performances on the pitch led to Manchester City transferring him to Aston Villa. Eventually, he went to Stoke City at Large, who released him four years later. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers in minor league football.


Bebe

Another Manchester United transfer that went awry. The Portuguese winger played only two league matches from the bench before going on a series of loans and eventually leaving the Red Devils. His time at Manchester United was so poor that "no one seems to want to take responsibility for United's decision to take a punt on an untested forward." There are even rumors that Sir Alex Ferguson had never seen the Portuguese national game before he signed a contract with him.


Gabriel Obertan

Many had high hopes for the French winger when he was bought by Manchester United in 2009. Unfortunately, Obertan's potential was never realized, and he scored only one goal in 27 matches before being transferred to Newcastle United.

At Newcastle, he showed no improvement and scored only three goals. This prompted the Magpies to release him from his contract. Then he played 12 matches for Wigan Athletic, after which he played nine times for Anzhi Makhachkala. Since then, he has gone into obscurity and now plays for the Bulgarian team Levski Sofia.


Carlos Kaiser

The Brazilian striker is widely known as the most controversial in world football. That's because he's never played a single match in his entire career. After signing a contract with the Mexican team Puebla at the age of 16, Carlos discovered that he didn't like playing football. For this reason, he reportedly pretended to be suffering from muscle pain so that he would not be selected for games.


Kaiser also convinced numerous professional teams in Brazil, Mexico, the USA, and France into signing him by showing them videos of his games where he is alleged to have paid viewers to chant his name. Among the clubs to fall for Kaiser's antics were Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and Ajaccio of France.


Nicklas Bendtner

The Danish striker showed promising results in his debut season for Arsenal, having received a call from the reserve. While he played a crucial role in the Arsenal squad for four seasons, a slump in form led to the Gunners loaning him to Sunderland.

This marked the end of "Lord Bendtner"'s Arsenal career as he struggled to regain his place in the starting line-up. This was followed by short stints at Juventus and Wolfsburg, after which Bendtner remained a free agent.

Desperate for playing time, he signed with minnows Nottingham Forest before moving to Norwegian Rosenborg. In addition, he was excluded from the Danish national team for the 2018 World Cup due to injury.

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