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Bleacher Report tried to track down Ali Dia http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2551248-the-search-for-ali-dia-legendary-football-hoaxster-turned-houdini Not an incredible bit of journalism or anything, but it is interesting to see how many clubs were conned along the way.
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This is pretty neat, and there are some good photos too. https://twitter.com/RorySmith/status/811552283616014342
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Can't remember if this has made the rounds here before, but it's an entertaining read - Carlos Kaiser had a 20 year career with some of Brazil's biggest clubs, but he had no footballing ability and no intention of ever playing: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/apr/26/the-forgotten-story-of-carlos-kaiser-footballs-greatest-conman
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I thought this was pretty good, showing what journeymen go through to find gigs. https://mobile.twitter.com/Deadspin/status/889838509078589440
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