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‘We were all disappointed, but the real question was why Figo left. It’s just not normal for a Barcelona player to join Real Madrid’ Jari Litmanen on Luis Figo’s explosive Nou Camp exit

The Portuguese star made the controversial move from the Camp Nou to the Bernabeu in 2000

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‘I suffered heart rhythm problems after signing for Fulham. A combination of my health issues and the team’s need for fit players meant Roy Hodgson stopped counting on me’ Why Jari Litmanen never played for Fulham

The Finn reunited with his former national team boss at Craven Cottage in 2008

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‘To have been part of Zlatan’s career when he was still growing into the player he became, it’s something that makes me happy’ Jari Litmanen on playing alongside a young Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The playmaking pair line-up alongside each other during Litmanen’s second spell at Ajax

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‘I had three options: Bayern, Barcelona and Liverpool. I went to Barca – it’s a special club and I followed La Liga because of Cruyff and Koeman’ Jari Litmanen on his Nou Camp stint

The Finn ended his superlative seven-year stint at Ajax when he joined Barcelona 1999

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‘It was fascinating to watch how Bergkamp controlled the ball, managed space and stayed so calm in front of goal. That year alongside him was really valuable for me’ What Jari Litmanen learned from the Dutch legend

The pair spent a season together at Ajax before the Dutchman moved on

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‘I wanted to wear 77 at Liverpool to combine my idols Keegan and Dalglish, who were both No.7, but they told me it was too high’ Jari Litmanen on what it meant to sign for Liverpool

The Finnish legend made the move to Anfield in January 2001

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‘I had a grass allergy a week before the Champions League final. My eyes were red, my throat was sore and I didn’t feel right but I played anyway’ Jari Litmanen on his European triumph at Ajax

The Finn was a key part of Ajax's brilliant 1994/95 Champions League win

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‘I went on trial at Leeds, but English football was different then. Even if they’d offered me a contract, I would have said no’ Jari Litmanen on why he initially snubbed the English game

The Finn would go on to dazzle at Ajax

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NEW ISSUE: Cole Palmer’s journey to cult status, James McAtee on his Forest switch, Denilson tells his story, javelin ace Rory Delap, Max Dowman and Rio Ngumoha scouted and Jari Litmanen takes your questions

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History of Barcelona's No. 10 Shirt: Lamine Yamal Joining Pantheon of Legends

A history of Barcelona’s No. 10 shirt, with teenager Lamine Yamal named the latest incumbent after Ansu Fati’s departure.

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Euro 2024: The best European players never to play at the Euros

It's not just Haaland and Odegaard who have never been to a European Championship

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Jari Litmanen on Ajax, Barça and a wrist that ‘broke into eight pieces’

The best footballer Finland has ever produced talks to Michael Butler about the highs and lows of his career and his anonymous life today in Estonia

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The best players never to play at the World Cup

Some of the game's very best never got to grace its greatest stage

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RANKED! The 25 best Champions League games of all time

The Miracle of Istanbul, Remontadas, multiple Italian Jobs and the night of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer's life: this is the definitive collection of Champions League classics

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Football’s biggest wins and failures to progress from a group stage

Plus: managing a former teammate, a tale of two Bulls and more

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10 best footballers to have never played a World Cup game including three Man Utd legends

A number of the world’s iconic players have played at the showpiece tournament but at the same time, a vast array of iconic players have not had the pleasure of strutting their stuff at the World Cup despite hugely successful careers

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Liverpool free transfer 'bewitched' Steven Gerrard before angry outburst saw brutal response from manager

Jari Litmanen's long-awaited arrival at Anfield soon had his Liverpool team-mates marvelling at his sublime talents but injuries and misfortune left all concerned regretting it hadn't happened sooner

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World media react to Rangers as awestruck Europa League verdicts proclaim 'there's nowhere like Ibrox'

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side are off to Seville after an incredible triumph over RB Leipzig.

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