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Argentina goalkeeper reveals the bizarre reason he rejected Manchester United transfer
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen Sir Alex Ferguson was searching for a replacement for Peter Schmeichel in the Manchester United goal, he thought he'd found the ideal man in an Argentina international who had helped knock England out of the World Cup.
Carlos Roa saved the crucial penalty in the 1998 World Cup tie between the two countries and a year later he was one of the best goalkeepers in the world, so a perfect candidate to replace the brilliant Schmeichel.
In the end the deal didn't happen and Ferguson spent six years going through seven different goalkeepers before finally signing Edwin van der Sar.
But Roa has now revealed the bizarre reason he rejected United. The then 30-year-old was a devout Seventh-day Adventist who was convinced the world was going to end
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