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Daily Star Sport is looking at five such examples from recent years. Phil Foden has quickly emerged as one of Manchester City's hottest stars in arguably their greatest side ever.And the youngsters rise to the top of the sport has been so meteoric, it's easy to forget that not too long ago Foden was a ball boy himself.As Stevan Jovetic celebrated a goal against Swansea City in the Premier League in late 2014 a young Foden can be seen smiling in the background.Amazingly, just three seasons later, a 17-year-old Foden would be part of City's 100-point side.Have we missed anyone off our list? Let us know in the comments section Before Donny van de Beek was best known for riding the bench at Manchester United, he was a star in his native Netherlands.

Former Manchester United winger Daniel James has revealed that he had never experienced such informative training sessions until completing a move to Leeds United in the summer transfer window.

Lionel Messi is one of the many modern-day examples of players who have broken the mould and used their height to the best of their ability, with Lorenzo Insigne another forward who doesn’t tower over defenders.There is a strange joy in watching a short player race down the wing and dominate a game, and all over the world, there have been stars capable of such.So, who are some of the smallest players in the history of football? Daily Star Sport takes a look...For some reason, Joe Allen is an icon of the Premier League, and it might be due to how he could dominate a midfield despite consistently being the shortest player on the pitch.The 5ft 6in-star has played in the top flight of English football with Swansea City, Liverpool and also Stoke, who he has played for since 2016.Allen has been an important player wherever he has played, and on the international stage for Wales too, drawing immense praise from those who used to manage the 31-year-old or play alongside him.Brendan Rodgers, who coached Allen at Swansea and Liverpool, has previously labelled the playmaker the ‘Welsh Pirlo’ and ‘Welsh Xavi’.

Many football fans choose to have a cheeky flutter on the sport every week, hoping to win a large pay out by correctly predicting the outcome of matches.

Swansea City manager Russell Martin has praised 'outstanding' Manchester City youngster Finley Burns ahead of his loan move to Wales.

Bolton Wanderers have had a productive January transfer window so far with five new faces joining the League One club and there could be more arrivals before the deadline arrives.

Chelsea were about to be knocked out by Swansea City in the League Cup semi-final.With the seconds ticking down, City supporter Charles Morgan threw his body over the ball to waste precious time, prompting Eden Hazard to kick the ball, and his ribs, from beneath him.Morgan clutched his mid-drift in pain, and the capacity crowd at the Liberty Stadium, not to mention the Swansea players, erupted in fury.Hazard was sent off, Swansea went on to win the League Cup, and it seemed that we would not be hearing from Morgan any time soon.However, in the same manner he threw himself onto the ball, Morgan has thrown himself into the vodka market, and is now rubbing shoulders and, fortunately, not being punched in the ribs by Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.The now 26-year-old’s opportunism, strategic thinking, and competitive instinct has been channelled into the equally ruthless world of business.When he was around 19-years-old, Morgan went on to co-found premium vodka brand ‘Au vodka’, which has even garnered the attention of Mayweather and numerous other celebrities.“ We were 18, 19, 20 at the time and every one of our friends for their birthday would always get a bottle of the same old vodkas,” Morgan said in an interview with WalesOnline in February 2021. HAVE YOUR SAY! What other bizarre ball-boy incidents can you think of? Comment below “We just felt it was a bit boring.

Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa - but it hasn't always been that way. These days Akinfenwa, who has regularly received the highest rating for strength in various editions of the FIFA video games series, is affectionately known as the 'Beast.'His large frame and even larger than life personality have seen him win fans around the globe, with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp even calling the 39-year-old a 'legend.'Strange though it may seem, Akinfenwa didn't always look this way.

A Manchester City target's agent is reportedly pushing for their client to leave their current club.

Celtic have agreed a £1.5million deal for Matt O’Riley and the MK Dons star is heading north for a medical.

Former Aberdeen boss Alex Smith has urged the club to consider signing Conor McGrandles and Jay Fulton.

Manchester United side were beaten 2-1 at Old Trafford on the opening day of the Premier League season.Goals from Ki Sung Yueng and Gylfi Sigurdsson sealed victory for Swansea City, with Wayne Rooney scoring United's solitary goal.Despite this loss, United went on to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League, but where is van Gaal's first United line up now?David de Gea had already been at United for three years and won a Premier League title when van Gaal arrived at Old Trafford.Having comfortably established himself as the club's first choice keeper under Sir Alex Ferguson, he remained number one under Moyes and then van Gaal.Seven years on, de Gea remains United's starting keeper, having seen a move to Real Madrid in 2015

Manchester United loanee Ethan Laird has delivered a defiant message as he looks to arrest the slide at Swansea City.

Louis van Gaal took charge of Manchester United for 108 games over two years and the first came on August 16, 2014, against Swansea City.

Former Premier League striker Kevin Phillips believes that Daniel James' move from Manchester United to Leeds has backfired.

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.But one player that most wouldn’t expect to see at the tournament is Steven Caulker.The central defender has spent most of his career in England to date, enjoying spells at Tottenham, Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City.But after the 29-year-old spent a short while at Dundee, Caulker’s career took a bizarre twist as he then moved to Turkish side Alanyaspor.He spent two seasons at the club before moving to fellow Super Lig side Fenerbahce, who then sent him out on loan to Gaziantep FK.But Caulker’s story has taken yet another twist as the defender looks set to feature for Sierra Leone at the Africa Cup of Nations - despite having an England cap to his name.Caulker picked up an England cap back in

Premier League outfits Manchester City, Liverpool, and Newcastle.Spanish publication Fichajes claims Barcelona and AC Milan will also reportedly rival the Premier League trio for the Lille player.The Portugal star, 24, has managed to revive his career in Ligue 1 after enduring a poor time at Swansea City during the 2017-18 season while on loan from Bayern Munich.Such was his plight, Sanches even went viral after mistakenly passing to an advertising board during a game against Chelsea.But now he’s back to his best, with Lille reportedly ‘rubbing their hands together' at the idea of cashing in on their players.Liverpool will be looking to bolster their midfield, especially with the ageing James Milner.

Brighton manager Graham Potter is a surprise potential candidate to replace Ralf Rangnick at Manchester United when the German leaves Old Trafford at the end of the season.Despite receiving a chorus of boos after the Seagulls' 0-0 stalemate with Leeds United, Potter has proven his credentials on the south coast after arriving from Championship side Swansea City in 2019.The 46-year-old has maintained their Premier League status whilst always remaining unfortunate with Brighton's lack of clinical finishing.Potter's side finished 10th last season in the expected goals (xG) table - six places higher than their actual finish for the 2020/21 top-flight campaign.Man Utd are keeping tabs on the Englishman and could be interested in how he would

Scottish Premiership club Motherwell once played Real Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey and won.The club had finished second in the Scottish top flight in the 1926/27 season when they were invited to a special post-season edition of the Spanish competition, along with Swansea City.Both British clubs headed to Madrid for the exclusive competition, with the official version having been won by Real Union against Real Madrid that season.Motherwell would face fellow foreign guests Swansea in the semi-finals before heading to the final where they eventually clashed with the famous Los Blancos.The semi-final match marked the first time two sides from the United Kingdom faced each other on Spanish soil.It was the Scots that booked their place

Former Manchester United winger Daniel James feels his old side didn’t see him at his full potential, and has vowed to show it in the coming years

Manchester United graduate Ethan Laird is loving life with Swansea City - and is in no doubt he will return to Old Trafford a better player.