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The future looks bright for Salako

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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