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YOU NEED SUPPORT TO MAKE IT!

TOM HESLOP talks to ex-Cambridge United striker Robbie Simpson and Fulham forward Matt Smith about the people who helped them carve out a career in professional football

TALENT will take you part of the way, but you also need dedication if you are to become a professional footballer.
You have to make sacrifices – and often the people around you have to do so, too. A sprinkling of luck also helps – being in the right place at the right time.

Thanks: Fulham forward Matt Smith

“being a striker himself, Paul Dickov gave me lots of advice along the way. He is without dou...

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