

A player who'll bring a nostalgic tear to the eye of men of a certain age who go all wibbly as they remember him banging in the goals that drove them to league glory in the 2017-18 season.

He's perhaps the greatest Champ signing of all time. In the game: This seven-syllabled star couldn't even get a game with the Rams in the opening salvos of the 01-02 edition, which meant that wheeler dealer wannabes could pick him up for peanuts. In reality he's become something of a journeyman, who's already notched up stints at six clubs at the ripe old age of 21. In real life: If Champ careers were true to life and let's take a moment to imagine that delicious possibility Adu would have already had a career that eclipsed Maradona, Pele and Ronaldo combined. But a touch of luck and a bit of persistence would land you the youngster, then all you had to do was sit back and watch his stats shoot up thanks to your ingenious training regime. The problem is, much of the hype surrounding the player stemmed from Football Manager, where the fleet-footed midfielder was an absolute gem. In the game: Dubbed the American Pele, Freddy Adu seemed destined for greatness before he'd even hit puberty. OK, more words: super Tommy was capped a whopping 18 times for Norway, marking his card as one of the more successful stars on our list.
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A dependable central midfielder, Larson became the linchpin at many a side, a pro whose passion and commitment reflected the player's own undying devotion to their fictional exploits. The legendary Tommy Svindal Larson was one of those players. In the game: Many a promotion was won thanks to the bargain basement offered by the Scandinavian leagues, where quality players could be picked up at prices that even Primark would baulk at. And, with him failing to make a single appearance for the Londoners, they're still the only ones in the know. In real life: When Luis Felipe Scolari made Paim one of his first signings as Chelsea boss, fans of Football Manger knew just what to expect from the winger. In the game: The young Portugese midfielder was a player whose stats meant he would waltz straight into your first team before he was old enough to buy a lottery ticket.
