It is 20 years this Wednesday since Ali Dia graced the Premier League for 53 woefully inept minutes. Having been waved away by several other clubs, the striker ended up joining Graeme Souness at Southampton on the recommendation of someone pretending to be George Weah, and, due to injury problems, appeared from the bench against Leeds United after just one training session. Dia was so bad he was taken off, leaving Souness red-faced but ensuring two decades of laughter for the rest of us… More at The Guardian.

A bit of a niche story, but for those of us who remember what a disaster it was, it’s nice to understand the background.

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