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Boreham Wood star is ex-Arsenal prodigy who had chance meeting with Ian Wright in prison
Everton in the FA Cup fifth round on Thursday evening (March 3) - having been inspired to turn his life around after Ian Wright visited him in prison.Clifton once bumped into Wright while appearing on Sky One programme Football Behind Bars - after which the legendary striker helped him get a trial at Wycombe.Arsenal and Crystal Palace icon Wright also urged the youngster to take control of his life - and he did just that by becoming a qualified gas engineer alongside his sporting career.Now 33, Clifton is likely to have a substitute role against Premier League opposition a full 18 years after he was heartbroken to be released by the Gunners.Speaking to The Sun this week, Clifton said: "I have been a lot of different places in my life."I always look at football as no pressure, because I have been there. I have been in prison."Football isn’t pressure.
