Footballers Who Ruined Their Careers In Seconds...

[@PoliAstroN]

Not really seconds, but what comes to my mind is Loris Karius in the UCL Final, Liverpool vs Real Madrid.. it seems that he disappeared after that game

[@Vizeh]

He's doing alright, being at Newcastle is decent

[@zosiazaremba7479]

​@@Vizeh The fact that he still plays football is a feat in itself, it's frightening how cruel people can be

[@daily_ditto]

@@Vizehyeah but he’s a 3rd keeper. Which is essentially a death sentence for a goalkeeper that still wants to play, almost all teams’ 3rd keepers are either academy players or home grown near retirees. Hell Pope has been injured for half a year nearly and yet Karius has barely had a game.

[@najpierwmasapotemniewiem]

I feel sorry for Karius. I don’t think he’d ever be as good as Alisson, maybe he’d be as good as Kelleher. But I really feel sorry for him, as a Liverpool fan and as a goalkeeper, it’s really shame that those mistakes came in the champions league final. If that was in some league cup or just a league game, I’m pretty sure everyone would go easier on him

[@williammillar7196]

@@najpierwmasapotemniewiemhe was dreadful his whole spell at liverpool and he consistently dropped us points in the run up to the final. He was crap

[@TheDrex1988]

Gio Dos Santos was such a frustrating case because he had everything to succeed and he just squandered it away. His wondergoal against the USA will forever be his peak.

[@Vizeh]

That was incredible man!

[@glencurtis6052]

We had him on loan at Ipswich and he was ridiculous

[@anthonylong9067]

This mindset plagues mexican players even to this day. Which is sad because mexico HAS the pieces to be a powerhouse football nation. But a core issue is lack of discipline.

[@inferno890]

@@anthonylong9067very true and it makes me sad because it’s difficult to have pride over my country if they struggle so much when they really shouldn’t

[@anthonylong9067]

@@inferno890 i play it at a high competitive level and there are tons of leagues here in the bay area of California with mexican players. All these good quality players are also surrounded by some questionable influences. For instance, i brought a player into my club who said he was top quality. He didnt last an entire match because he was fatigued from partying the night before. It also doesnt help when players show up late to matches and dont warm up. I get it. It’s sunday league. But you still got high levels of competition in it. Basically this mindset affects every facet of thousands of mexican footballers week in and week out in both high level and casual levels of the game.

[@jdwagner1658]

As someone from Costa Rica I cant help but mention Joel Campbell he joined Arsenal at the age of 19 even rejecting a move to Man United and after several loans he was playing in Mexico at the age of 27 and now at 31 he’s back home. He was brilliant at times like in the 2014 World Cup and had some decent loan spells at Betis and Olympiakos.

[@TuMadre8o5]

I didn’t realize he was so young during that World Cup and when he signed for Arsenal, honestly a bit sad he ended up at Leon and Monterrey at such a young age, at least he got paid tho, clubs like Monterrey in Mexico pay A LOT in wage.

[@PhantomOverlordX2]

I can see the thought on Coutinho, though. But think he's fine with it tbh. being a Spain and Germany champion, and Champions league winner. Think many would take that. Prob his motivation went down after that.

[@stevencooke6451]

Then there is the Hazard thing. Building up to a dream move and then stopping. He, at least, had such a career at Chelsea, and Lille before that, that his legacy is secure.

[@TomThomasgplus]

The one player that always come to my mind when similar lists are made is Mario Balotelli. He had his problems outside and inside of the pitch but he also had the potential to be one of Italy's best strikers of the 21st century. He was a beast on FIFA 14 as well.

[@MaximusOwen1]

Mario isn’t someone I look back and think he wasted his career and potential. He won a lot of silverware and was a very good player (although not world class). Despite his off pitch shenanigans he can be pretty proud of his career in my view.

[@MihailParshin]

I really remember him only for the memes from the match with Germany and that assist to Agueroooo. Can't remember anything else from him and if he wasn't meme legend, maybe we would have forgotten him till now. He is way more famous just with the memes and all the problems around him, then with what he did on the pitch.

[@eavyeavy2864]

Offtopi

[@ambesmith5601]

Balloteli never had the talent to be consistently world class despite any attitude.. If anything his attitude made his talent to be seen more than it actually was..

[@EarnTheRespect]

"Ruined their careers in seconds", goes on to highlight player issues persisting for years until eventually nobody wanted them. Mate your content is top notch, no need to clickbait, here I thought that these people were caught snorting coke off club toilets or sum shit like that.

[@stevencooke6451]

I had thought it was a single action that helped re-define them for the worst. Like Di Canio and his Nazi salute.

[@madzi8738]

Tanguy Ndombele would legit be top 5 midfielders in the world if he laid off the McDonalds and put hardwork in.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

He had a very good season at Napoli but even they didn't bother keeping him.

[@iamnojedi7241]

Kalvin Phillips was great at Leeds he just needs to find his way again

[@Vizeh]

Hope he ends up back there tbf

[@TheForesking]

Guardiola completely shattered that man's confidence. He's been nothing short of dreadful at West Ham. Just check what West Ham fans have to say about him in r/Hammers. Still, I struggle to sympathize for any player who decides to play for a club like Man City, PSG or even Chelsea.

[@ShaunMbati]

​@@TheForeskingI understand the not being able to sympathise, I'm an arsenal fan and the one thing I hate most is big money clubs(not that we aren't one,just you can't really compare us to the likes of man City lol)

[@andrewwright4195]

You spent more than everyone in the last 5 years ​@ShaunMbati

[@weilim10]

This was before my time but Sebastian Deisler was seen as Germany's new big talent in the early 2000s. Injuries and severe depression destroyed his confidence. I think he retired in his 20s while at Bayern saying "I don't have what it takes. This life isn't for me." I think if the weight of expectations weren't as immense, it would've worked out differently. "I was 19, 20, when the Germans believed I could save their football on my own." - Sebastian Deisler

[@pattamon9432]

Basti Fantasti. Hero of my childhood.

[@weilim10]

@@pattamon9432 as someone who has seen him play, how would you describe his style/talent?

[@pattamon9432]

@@weilim10 Elegant, Technical gifted. Explosive.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

@@weilim10 He was extremely talented and added efficiency to that as well. Even in between his depression spells I remember games with Bayern when he stood out above everybody else, Ballack included. He was cut from a different cloth.

[@jamesstone9091]

Who?

[@tacoman1311]

3:50 Tbf, his father was also a footballer. He even played for America as well. But the same thing could still apply to Giovanni. In a way, once you reach fame, you see football differently. And as a Mexican American it still hurts me he didn’t reach his full potential

[@jojofrmthaS]

oscar is a big one for me since ive been a chelsea fan my whole life. seeing him leave for money was one of my biggest upsets for the club.

[@MaZaCar_Xiaoyu]

My 2nd favourite player of all time. But I don't think he belongs in this video because all these players accidentally ruined their careers while Oscar knew exactly what he was getting himself into by moving to China 💰

[@miniredin527]

At least if he moved to Saudi Arabia it would make sense, but CHINA?!?!

[@MaZaCar_Xiaoyu]

@@miniredin527 Chinese league in 2017 > Saudi now

[@alvar6444]

​@@miniredin527why would Saudi arabia make more sense?

[@J_Neptun3]

Man has set him and his WHOLE bloodline up for life with the money he’s earned in China. He has also stated many, many times that he loves it in china and I believe said that if he hadn’t already played for Brazil, he would’ve naturalised and played for China. His kids have Chinese citizenship as well as they were born there. He has immersed himself in the culture and has become a hero there. Oscar has done his legacy as a person, not just a player, wonders and wherever he goes, he will definitely bring his new Chinese support and commercial revenue with him.

[@SSmith92547]

Main player who I’ve surprised you didn’t add was Adriano. The career he could of had if his father didn’t pass away when he did

[@glencurtis6052]

His father passing away wasn't his fault though, can't blame a man for that but you're right that he could have been one of the best

[@testadalord01432]

@@glencurtis6052 his head was gone the moment his dad left this Earth bro, some time before his most serious injuries

[@joeyloll]

Can you blame him for that though? No, not at all​@@testadalord01432

[@ab-zr3uh]

One player I can't get over is Nile Ranger bro had it all at Newcastle but with troubles with the law and huge attitude problem he went to Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday on loan then started bouncing between L1 and L2 teams until landing in the National League, sad to see someone have it all and then they throw it away

[@xopamfa]

Nile ranger definitely comes to mind, given so many chances and was quality but just kept ruining it for himself. Always a disappointing story to hear

[@davidedwards8365]

I’m from Newcastle and believe me, the stories in the press about him barely scratch the surface…

[@thecodex0994]

Check out the podcast crime in sports they did 2 hours on his extra Curricular activities

[@DeKuTx]

i miss coutinho. i remember when i bought PES 2019 with coutinho on the cover of it. and he was my idol since i was a kid but i cant say i can idolize him anymore., but i can still say he has a place in my heart and will always be one of my top 5 or 10 favourite footballers

[@elder_tomato3501]

Would love to see a video focusing on dele alli as he is quite a confusing player with a confusing background

[@Vizeh]

I've done a video on him already to be fair, don't think ones needed at this moment

[@rwalker0130]

so Ravel Morrison didn't have the work ethic of Paul Pogba or Jesse Lingard? Damn that's saying something!

[@oza1302]

Honestly, that was way more delicately handled than I thought it would be. Compliments!

[@jotunnsjoy7766]

I'm surprised Adel Taarabt isn't on this list but i guess he did sort of claw it back at Benfica later on

[@Vizeh]

I did see him but I did think he made it better near the end

[@evinrock5717]

What an amazing vid viz watched the whole thing in the first min. Keep up the great work.

[@Vizeh]

That's some good effort

[@ninjalectualx]

Bro watched simultaneously on 15 different screens

[@evinrock5717]

@@Vizeh I’ve watched 4 times now just looping the video. Your vids bring me more joy than Juve rn.

[@loduca16]

This title doesn’t fit this video at all

[@WorldBeans]

Yup these are all very slow descents

[@iiTzDavid95x]

Remember Brazilian Adryan? Was supposed to be the next big thing but ended up being a flop when he came to the Championship

[@TheForesking]

Maybe not all of them are applicable, but I can think of a number of other players who didn't necessarily reach the peak they were anticipated to reach: Andy Carroll Yoann Gourcuff Zakaria Bakkali Hachim Mastour Jese Rodriguez Alen Halilovic Jorge Valdivia (the Chilean Ronaldinho) I think it's also a matter of time until Guendouzi joins that list.

[@TheForesking]

I also forgot Marco Fabian from Mexico and Pione Sisto from Denmark! The latter had a fantastic campaign for Denmark in the 2018 WC, but then his career derailed after he joined some cult.

[@ByronWright-vu1rx]

I didn’t hear anything about Forlqn after the Jabulani World Cup, or anyone from that Ghana team

[@MortanAMrk]

I mean he scored 2 goals in uruguays last copa america victory but except for that not really that much

[@Smed1337]

When Ravel came to Derby it really did seem he matured as a person and definitely showed his quality and what he’s capable of

[@THE-OBOTS]

Messi was the best 14 year old I’ve ever seen

[@Toto_is_a_potato]

It’s sad to see all these legends fall from grace

[@ItsMambos]

lol as a mexican gio case is prob the most known yet is common for alot of our players. So much wasted talent over the years

[@tindekappa9047]

Everyone likes to clown on footballers showing hung over to training and getting in trouble. But you know what, I'm not a hypocrite, I show up hung over to my job all the time. Good for them. They are living life. Legends.

[@J4MIE96]

Look at some of the other players at 3:28 Christian Atsu caught my eye in particular

[@t0mkat]

12:41 “we’ve all heard the audio so it’s baffling he’s still playing” is it? is it really? what do you think actually happens in that audio? not raping her that’s for sure. he pressures her for sex and gets angry when he can’t get his way but that’s not the same as actual rape. not to analyse a crime too much but you can rape someone without saying anything. and in case you didn’t notice he was suspended for 18 months and is widely hated. it’s not like Thomas Partey where the allegations came out and he just carried on playing like nothing happened. I’m not defending him but people are having their emotions swayed by that audio too much, he doesn’t rape her in it, that’s the fact. we actually don’t have evidence at he raped her at all. the images are more damning actually, because he’s obviously hit her. but to say it’s baffling that he’s still playing after that evidence came out - it actually isn’t, you just want to maintain a pure and idealistic view of football that these types of characters aren’t in it. footballers are not role models - they are stars, which is an important difference. you don’t have to be a nice person to succeed in football. you just have to be good at football. everyone wants to pretend otherwise but the Greenwood case just shoved it all in our faces that that’s not true.

[@2colossery]

That greece player which celebrated a goal with a, hmmm, questionable gesture, and was banned.

[@jcshades3]

As a Galaxy fan Giovani was frustrating. His inconsistency was infuriating. He string together like 2-3 good games and then nothing (I forgot he was actually injured a couple times cause he’d have so little impact)

[@omaralvarado371]

As a Mexican seeing gio dos santos hurts as he had so much potential

[@danielgrafton93]

peter odemwingie comes to mind on this subject for me. Tried forcing a move from West Brom to QPR on deadline day even though the offer wasn’t accepted. Never was same since

[@UmarMusah-j1m]

Hi Viz, great vid always gonna be a banger. I would recommend talk about the Ghana national team. We have the players but our FA is corrupt and keep using the older players instead of the new younger and better ones. Hope you read this. Love from Ghana🇬🇭🇬🇭

[@mickypain2959]

Players wasting their talent through poor ethics makes me angry on behalf of players that work their ass off but are always limited by their lack of physical gifts

[@Reaktora]

Has a Belgian hearing him say Zulte Waregem is something.

[@tgd7508]

Not sure if you'll see this but thauvin ended his career after moving to tigres... I bet you didn't know he's back in europe currently playing for udinese

[@GamingBeFly]

Berahino man. So talented he was

[@NaqabDhaari]

He joined a 2nd division club in my country this year and just 4 days before the season started he was reported injured and parted ways with the club.

[@GamingBeFly]

@ yeah, India wasn’t it?

[@NaqabDhaari]

@@GamingBeFly yeah man, Rajasthan United from India.

[@GamingBeFly]

@@NaqabDhaari what a talent he used to be, it’s a shame

[@ManUsingLogic]

What a moronic thing to say that a player ruined his career when all they did was not live up to the early hype that hundreds upon thousands of players get

[@ashleylightfoot85]

Rolando Aarons springs to mind. He was supposed to be a talent for Newcastle

[@lorddarlo6194]

Berahino has a chant by the Albion fans that I won't say but it is to the tune of Hey Lady. But I remember going to Molienux as a West Brom fan to watch him play for England U21's alongside Harry Kane he scored and wasn't booed. Gareth Southgate asked the Molienux crowd not to boo him.

[@-Cisco_]

Thanks for the great content Vizeh, always a pleasure seeing your videos. Also, If they are French speakers over here Id also recommend the youtuber "VALFOOT", he also does alot of "footballers who ruined their careers" videos and really good analysis about players/clubs/teams journeys.

[@franzie8801]

Can't help but think of Sandro Tonali setting himself WAY back by the age of 23. It also seems like Marcelo Flores made a bad call going from a possible contract extension with Arsenal to Tigres in Mexico.

[@jordanmince7613]

Saido Berahino damn that's a name i haven't heard for years

[@danielappleby659]

The seconds between hazard signing for madrid he was gonna win a ballon dor but flopped it

[@AndrewA60]

Man i havent heard of Giovanni Santos in years. My mom was such a big fan of him when he played for Mexico

[@thabanakabo4370]

I would say Ever Banega,his attitude cost him big,his link up with Messi at the 2010 and 2014 World Cup was good. And Alejandro Papu Gomez although peaked after 29 and won world cup with Argentina ruined his career. His combination with Ilicić at Atalanta BC was epic until he disrespected Gasperini and now is banned for 3 years from football after drug test. Got himself early retirement.

[@GeorgeWBushDid911]

I’m a massive Barcelona fan and a massive Coutinho fan. That being said, I think our signing of Coutinho was one of the dumbest signings in history. He likes to have the freedom to roam, drop into the middle of the park, play long balls, and carry the ball in and out of the wide spaces. Who else does that? The one and only Lionel Andres Messi. They could never work in a system together. Had we signed Coutinho after Messi left, I think it could’ve been a massive success. Messi needed out and out wingers, and unfortunately (for both parties), that’s never been Phil :(

[@dscwac396]

He was signed with never really having a spot to play in Barcelona which is dumb in itself to spend that on a player who preferred position is played by Messi 😂

[@ProfessionalNonce]

Also Escobar the Colombian defender that got killed for an unlucky own goal

[@alexbarber3310]

I know these are some obvious shouts but the two that come to mind for me are Freddy Adu and Hatem Ben Arfa.

[@Kyleterp1]

Adu was born a decade too early. If the USA has the soccer infrastructure such as the academies and such they do now, he would have been much better than Pulisic ever was.

[@thefanmanofmanfan]

5:16 “the best 14 year old he’s ever seen” 🤨🤨🤨

[@Vizeh]

Come on now

[@bkarnhem874]

Aubameyang when he got that new contract for Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez to Man United were also huge fall offs

[@colestacks3235]

Coutinho still hurts me, he fitted flicks system to a T, pain Barca wanted so much atm for him

[@BenficaFem]

A somewhat "lighthearted" suggestion for a future video: why not make a tier-list with the clubs you like and the ones you hate, regardless of country?

[@stevencooke6451]

Coutinho is a sad one, but transfers to huge clubs, even from clubs the size of Liverpool, can be death sentences. And it seems after the first failed transfer, moves to other clubs, at best, lead to brief bouts of success. Another constant is that the player seems to end up bouncing around. Perhaps too expensive to be merely a good player and at an average team. I wouldn't mind seeing redemption stories about players whose careers have utterly stalled, and then miraculously revived. Maybe James Rodriguez's fantastic COPA run will be a sign that, at least in Brazil he can regain some status.

[@W3ZF1D5-]

Berahino was decent for us (swfc) but always looked like he needed a big man next to him to deal with the stronger defenders as he’d lost a yard of pace

[@Chorizero2369]

As a Mexican it really frustrated me that Giovanni dos santos ended up the way he did, he was good with Villarreal but sadly like you said, the money makes people not care about the sport anymore. At least there were more Mexican footballers at the time who were doing well in Europe like his brother Jonathan, chicharito, guardado, Herrera and others 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joaomarques4030]

Imo I wouldn't say Giovanni ruined his career, he went of his own volition to la galaxy which, while definitely not at the same level as Villarreal, was one of the strongest clubs in north America at the time, asides from the fact that Los Angeles is both close to his birth nation of Mexico and has a significant Mexican population, which I'm sure were significant factors for the signing (as well as, of course, the wages). Footballers are humans too and sometimes it makes sense to lower your level. Glaring omission in my opinion would be Karius, who in 90 minutes went from promising talent to laughing stock

[@Vizeh]

A player that should have been a top talent for the Ballon D'or, in which he was at one point ending his career at 29 pretty much is a shame mate

[@joaomarques4030]

@@Vizeh Considering what happened to wonderkids of a similar level who went on to be massive flops (for example Ravel Morrison) I'd say he had a pretty damn respectable career as a key man for both club and country. Regarding his exit from football at 29, I'd guess that is probably related to the injury that he sustained at America, and while a shame, it is unfortunately a part of the sport

[@loduca16]

@@VizehsHoUlD hAvE 🤪

[@kizilopa2812]

"We've all heard the audio" deserves a subscription alone

[@DR.A.R]

For me the biggest talent I’ve seen at my club was Jese . That ACL injury ruined him and after that he had problems with his partner, he missed training sessions at psg , completely ruined himself shame :(

[@Powerful_Raf]

Can't believe you didnt show ravels solo goal for west ham against spurs. As a west ham fan I will never forget that one, a wassted telant indeed.

[@jmhollingsworth8396]

During the 2014/15 season I thought saido berahino was going to be the next big thing so frustrating he got in his own way.

[@thebig12conference73]

Neymar comes to mind. As for Loris Karius. It seems like after the Real Madrid Liverpool game in the champions league final they do just dis. Also, Dos Santos was a frustrating player to watch. He had all the tools to be a great, just never put in the work Finally what happened to Coutihno from Bayern to Arab league

[@yeetmanishere]

I saw the title and i thought "oh yeah Loris Karius"

[@CammoCan]

if there's a part 2, i'd recommend nicolas anelka, the man who threw it all away with a hand gesture

[@tommysmith5479]

Loads of players have fallen from great heights - and I don't feel sorry for any of them. I'm sure they're all doing very well financially despite never fulfilling their potentials - could be worse, couldn't it.

[@sibahleziqubu4509]

Coutinho won a treble mate scoring and assisting in that semi final too cmon guys

[@lioncactus1906]

As a dutch person i instantly thought of ihattaren.

[@reycito001]

OSCAR … HULK ….. BOJAN ….. DENNNERRERR…. Especially DENER

[@1234legend1234]

It must be said that spurs offer for Saido was only 6mil with 14 in incentives like Spurs winning the league and CL.

[@arnaudrld9324]

Ben Arfa, Oscar and James Rodriguez should be in there

[@MaZaCar_Xiaoyu]

Oscar doesn't belong in this video because all these players accidentally ruined their careers while Oscar knew exactly what he was getting himself into by moving to China 💰

[@BenSmith-od8fc]

Dos santos was class at ipswich! Probably the best loan ive ever seen at town. Shame we couldnt buy him

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

Gio dos santos is arguably one of the best mexican players for the national team. he didn’t ruin his career, he just didn’t fully live up to his potential

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

if you're the best player in your national team and you're playing in MLS in your early mid 20's after starting out in the best clubs in Europe, you done fucked up your career.

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 i’m saying his career wasn’t a total failure. nationally he’s seen as a hero and one of the best to play for el tri. his club career is a different story. these two things aren’t mutually exclusive, both can be true at the same time

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

@@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq yeah it's not a total failure, but he is not an average skill player. He had a very high talent and could have been one of the best players in the world similar to Neymar and he squandered that away for what? sex, booze and drugs?

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 and that’s exactly what i said. i said he didn’t live up to his full potential. learn how to read and comprehend

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

@@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq he didn't live up to his full potential, and he also ruined his career. both can be true and in his case both are true.

[@t7j99]

Another masterpiece from you Liam.🙌

[@Vizeh]

Cheers mate

[@betterthanhendrix]

As a villa fan I'm gutted about courtinho..... that's the most I've ever been excited by a signing

[@MatSjo]

Based on the title my mind first went to all the players now doing exhibition games in the Middle East, whether it be in Qatar or Saudi.

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

Let's not forget the exhibition games held in the US too lol

[@MatSjo]

@@a.demifemiflapo5795 the MLS isnt a top league in Europe, but it is still a competitive league that put in significant resources to develop players and aim to have profitable teams standing on their own feet. The MLS isn’t a propaganda tool for the US government. There in lies a significant difference.

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

@@MatSjo So Qatar and Saudi league are not competitive just because they're Muslim yh 😂

[@MatSjo]

@@a.demifemiflapo5795 where does religion come in to the picture? I would have said the same thing about China a few years back and would say the same thing if North Korea started investing heavily in to their league bringing in top players from Europe and South America.

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

@@MatSjo Cos everyone is Islamophobic during the World Cup. So it all stinks of Islamophobia. Saudi has always been a competitive league that has recently started to invest in their league by putting in significant resources. Not only are they investing in their football league, but also their tourism sector and their industries as a whole. But because their this Arab Middle Eastern country, no one cares. And here you are denying you aren't hating on them. MLS was always the retirement home for the world's best players. At least there's promotion and relegation in the Middle Eastern league unlike the Murican MLS 🤣

[@ManCity_Supremacy]

Could u do a video on Mario Balotelli . One of my favourite players when I was younger but just seemed to dissappear. Still always sign him on fifa career mode

[@JustJamo6006]

As a wolves fan bright enobakhare and Owen Otasawie were frustrating. Both had amazing potential but awful attitudes

[@marknieuweboer8099]

Mohamed Ihattaren. The guy is only 22, has been signed by PSV, Ajax, Juventus, Sampdoria and finally managed to fail for Spartak Prague. His waste of talent is hands down worse than every example in this video.

[@zosiazaremba7479]

I think an interesting topic for another video would be players who got their careers ruined through no fault of their own. And I don't mean cases like Roberto Baggio or Marco Reus who despite all the odds had great careers and we just wonder what more could they achieve with functioning bodies (Baggio would have page-jacked the Matrix I'm sure). Just heartbreaking stories of complete failure (although it may be a bit depressing)

[@wardy2c]

Michael Johnson at Man City was tipped as future England captain, retired at 24 😔

[@ThatsWhatSheSaid9492]

and Adam Johnson :) the nonce. and Rodwell

[@nickgrant2625]

Harry Kewell going from Leeds to Liverpool. Sir Alex wanted him at UTD instead he went to liverpool and groin injuries completely ruined him. He was so good at Leeds

[@rhyssamuel7908]

Shit manager though.

[@darioradic117]

Anyone remembers how things crumbled for Bojan Krkic Perez of Barcelona?

[@laurenzkoeppler3013]

Seriously man? I expected football scandals or smth. The perfect fit for this video was Mario Götze, who ruined his career with the world cup goal (Public pressure, expectations, too much hype for him to handle at that age etc).

[@notwood391]

As a Chelsea fan, I'd say Hudson Odoi and ross barkley, but it wasn't really their own fault.

[@creativelybankrupt23]

Both of them are doing well at their new clubs to be fair. Barkley’s going to play UCL football with Villa next season so his career’s on the up, even in his 30s

[@MachoManTV1]

Oscar moving to China always makes me sad cause he was such a player for Chelsea and if he didnt chase the money could have been for a long time.

[@ahuk]

"Giovanni dis Santos" sounds like a mystery

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

I looked at the headline and thought instantly of Donny van de Beek.

[@pavise6333]

12:06 to be fair, Getafe is known as the scummiest club in La Liga for their time wasting and dirty play. So...he perfectly belongs there

[@robjohnfox2223]

I read almost all the comments and noone mentioned Adrian Mutu. edit: also Micah Richards.

[@Damon759]

Micah Richards is now a very successful and respected tv football pundit. So he hasn’t done that badly in his career, being that he’s still under 40.

[@robjohnfox2223]

@@Damon759 Yes,but I was referring to his playing career.

[@Damon759]

@@robjohnfox2223 He still wasn’t ruined because he’s still inside the football industry but through the media side. He’s just not kicking a ball up and down the field for a living no more.

[@robjohnfox2223]

@@Damon759 Was that not what the point of this video was though? people that didn't make the most of their playing careers whether it was their fault or not?

[@unnamedshadow1866]

I think Pogba should've been on this list. And his downfall is by far on the greatest of any footballer.

[@VaderTheTater]

7:30 What stadium is that? It has an incredible view.

[@Frank15982]

Might be the Lazio Training ground or reserves field

[@pandemic5705]

Greenwood wasn't found guilty. He wasn't even charged with anything to begin with. And on top of that he's still in a happy relationship with the same woman, and they have a child together. Either the audio wasn't that big of a deal or he apologized and changed, regardless if she has no problem with him neither should any internet asshat. Also, before anyone even thinks that - if she was paid off to not press charges, she wouldn't remain in a relationship with him, she wouldn't be having sex with him during the investigation and she wouldn't give birth to their baby. If he did what he was investigated for, he clearly made up with Harriet and they're happy together, end of the story.

[@TMWF1]

Dele ali comes to mind

[@stonegames5282]

dybala and emre mor were great players they were juventus and borussia dortmund starter players and now they dissapeared...

[@clavadeplata]

should've mentioned Jerome Boateng

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

After Messi chewed him up? 😂😂

[@thecrisis1907]

We've all heard the audio but just a quick reminder that the "victim" is still with him and even gave birth to his child, so...

[@filippobrunone1717]

Quick reminder that victims come back, so...

[@Whoami691]

Ah..mason greenwood... Tipped to be England's kane replacement... Now, after 'that' he will never get selected.

[@Splinky55]

Balofelli, Alexandre Pato, Adriano. There are a lot