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Retro: Gloriously awkward pictures of footballers – Volume 5

Whilst many become club legends in the eyes of their adoring supporters for the work they do on the pitch, take a professional footballer out of his comfort zone and magic truly happens.

Here’s a selection of pro’s captured in an array of magnificently awkward ways.

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PKT5139-380299 SIR ROBERT ROBSON FOOTBALL MANAGER Ipswich Town Manager Bobby Robson

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Denise Wise and Geoff Thomas, England's new caps both wearing Fez's before the match

Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod an Argentine footballer, currently playing for Manchester City MCFC in the English Premier League, pops into St John's Roman Catholic Primary School in Chorlton to help teach Spanish with the children. Bi-line greatly appreciated markwaugh.net

Andrei Kanchelskis takes Dan Brennan on at chess in Andrei's house in East Grinstead.

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NYK01:SPORT-SOCCER-MSL:NEW YORK,17OCT95 - 'Major League Soccer' Chairman Alan Rothenberg (rear 3rd from left) stands with players dressed in the official uniforms of the new professional league that will begin play in April, 1996, at a news conference in New York, October 17, to unveil the team names, logos, uniforms, and official ball. The teams pictured clockwise from top left, are: New York/New Jersey Metro Stars, Colorado Rapids, Washington "DC United," New England Revolution, Kansas City Wiz, Tampa Bay Mutiny, San Jose Clash, Columbus Crew, Los Angeles Galaxy and the Dallas Burn. ms/Photo by Mike Segar REUTERS

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