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Riyad Mahrez- Footballer

Riyad Mahrez- Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Riyad Mahrez was born in France on February 21^st, 1991.
During his senior career he has played for Quimper, Le Havre II, Le Havre and Leicester City.
Despite being born in France he is considered Algerian and his position is a winger.
The first Algerian ever to win the Premier League when Leicester City won in 2015/16.
Having played for Manchester City since 2018 is a big achievement.
He has represented Algeria at senior level.
“I have to accept constructive criticism.”- Riyad Mahrez

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Alan Shearer- Former Footballer

Alan Shearer- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Alan Shearer was born in England on August 13^th, 1970.
In his youth he played for Southampton.
During his senior career he played for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
He played for England U21 where he scored 13 goals in 11 games.
For England he scored 30 goals in 63 games as a striker.
“You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it’s completely different.”- Alan Shearer

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Pelé- Former Footballer

Pelé- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Pelé was born in Brazil on October 23^rd, 1940.
In his youth he played for Bauru.
During his senior career he played for Santos at New York Cosmos.
He played 92 games for Brazil and scored 77 goals.
There’s no doubt that he was possibly the best striker in history.
“Everything is practice.”- Pelé
“I always think I would become an actor if I hadn’t been a soccer player.”- Pelé

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