#32 Premier League: What happens to footballers after being rejected?

    #32 Premier League: What happens to footballers after being rejected?

    Players have taken very different routes after being released by top clubs

    For footballers at the top of the professional game, the early weeks of a new season are a time of giddy excitement.

    For some, the summer may have brought a dream move to a big club, or the

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