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Graeme Souness explains truth behind Premier League's "worst ever player"
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mirror.co.ukGraeme Souness has explained how he was forced to play the infamous Ali Dia for Southampton despite knowing he was "hopeless".
In a story that has since gone down in football folklore, Dia had earned himself a trial with the Saints back in 1996. The forward had been offered the opportunity after pretending to be a relative of AC Milan's FIFA world player of the year George Weah, which was completely untrue.
Souness was in charge at The Dell, and is often reminded of the curious case of Dia, who he brought off the bench in a Premier League clash with Leeds in place of an injured Matt Le Tissier after 32 minutes. "It's a great story, and it's a funny story.
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