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The future looks bright for Salako
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The Independent - London
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April 8, 1995
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Copyright informationCopyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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He is lean, dusky-skinned and fresh-faced, with tousled
jet-black hair. But the first thing you notice when John Salako
sits down are the scars on his legs. They are big, ugly scars, the
sort that would impress even a surgeon.
Every time he sits in the bath or reaches down to pull on his
boots, Salako will see these scars and be reminded of the two lost
years they represent.
In October 1991 the world was at his feet. He was 22, had played
in an FA Cup final and had just won his fifth England cap against
Germany at Wembley. With his youth, looks and exciting wing-play,
he seemed about to join the ranks of the really big stars.
Then, on a warm autumn night playing for Crystal Palace at ...
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