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This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Abel Xavier, Andrea Silenzi, Andy Cole, Andy Townsend, Benjamin Massing, Bert Millichip, Bert Trautmann, Borislav Mikhailov, Bruce Grobbelaar, Chris Coleman, Chris Kamara, Dario Gradi, Darren Anderton, David Seaman, Diego Maradona, Egil Olsen, Faustino Asprilla, Filippo Inzaghi, Henning Berg, Ian Holloway, Jens Martin Knudsen, Jimmy Armfield, Joe Kinnear, John Barnes, John Beck, John Gregory, Jorge Campos, Jose Dominguez, Jose Luis Chilavert, Kevin Francis, Kevin Pressman, Lee Clark, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Marcel Desailly, Marco Boogers, Mark Lawrenson, Massimo Taibi, Matthew Le Tissier, Michel Preud'homme, Mick McCarthy, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Warhurst, Paulo Wanchope, Pele, Ray Stubbs, Roger Milla, Romario, Roy Hodgson, Roy Keane, Ruel Fox, Ruud Gullit, Salvatore Schillaci, Sam Allardyce, Stan Collymore, Steve Claridge, Steve McClaren, Teddy Sheringham, Temuri Ketsbaia, Tomas Brolin, Tony Cascarino, Trifon Ivanov, Wolfgang Wolf, Yordan Letchkov. Excerpt: Abel Xavier is a drug taking former Portuguese journeyman defender. Xavier famously combined being a professional footballer with his status as King Neptune, Roman Statue of Abel Xavier God and Lord of the Sea. Two schools of thought exist regarding Xavier's pre-playing days. Most believe he was born and grew up in Nampula, Mozambique. However, there is also considerable evidence to suggest he was born in Tartarus, in the darkest portion of Hades, where he was imprisoned by his father until he was freed by his brother Zeus. Either way, Xavier started his football career playing for Estrela da Amadora. From there he earned a transfer to Portuguese giants Benfica. Unfortunately, while Benfica are giants in their native country, Portugal is quite small, making them normal size by comparison to, for example, Bolton or Ipswich. Therefore when Xavier impressed again, it was rather unsurprising that he moved to an average side li...