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West Ham star Vladimir Coufal was paid in "beer and sausages" after teenage rejection

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West Ham's Vladimir Coufal has taken the long, hard route to the very top of football.Rejected as teenager by local club Banik Ostrava, the heartbroken Czech defender ended up plying his trade in the country’s lower leagues.

And earning no more than a pint and bite to eat for his troubles. Little wonder, then, he will never forget those nightmare days when his aspirations in the game looked dead.The Hammers right-back, 29, revealed: “It’s still inside of me, the feeling.

They didn’t give me a proper chance just because I wasn’t tall enough, strong enough. But I was only a 15-year old.“At 16, 17, I played in the third lowest division in Czech Republic.

I played for sausages and beers. Banik destroyed my dream to be a professional footballer - and sent me to play with 40-year-old men..

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