Alan Smith

Playing as a substitute in this game, Alan scored a crucial goal for his team, which grabbed the attention of sports officials. He was soon considered for the English Football season of 1998-99.

Alan's talent was completely revealed in the 2001 UEFA championship, where he performed really well for Leeds. The same year saw him get selected to the national Football team of England.

Alan received the first red card of his career during a Euro 2004 Qualifier match against Macedonia.

After a six year stint with Leeds, during which he emerged as a hero in the eyes of Leeds fans, Alan moved to ‘Manchester United’. He was signed for a 7 million Euro deal. His transfer left Leeds fans very upset.

In his debut match for Manchester in 2004, Alan scored a goal against big fish Arsenal. However, his team lost the match with the end score 3-1.

Soon later Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson decided to groom him to become the mid-fielder for Manchester United. In spite of all the training, Alan failed to perform, and was widely criticized by Manchester United fans.

During his time at Leeds United, Alan received the ‘Supporters’ Player of the Year’ award for two successive years, 2003 and 2004 respectively. This was the first time in the history of the club that a single player won the title in quick successions.

Alan was awarded the prestigious Premiership medal by the club in spite of not finishing 10 matches of the championship, taking into account his dedication towards the team.