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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Tom Blow

Ex-McDonalds worker almost bagged move to Champions League club and is now football agent

We all dream of becoming a professional footballer as a child.

Sadly, the reality is that only a handful will make it. Most of us accept the truth... but not everyone gives up on their dream. Meet Gregoire Akcelrod - a Frenchman who was "so bad at football" but almost blagged a move to a Champions League club thanks to a bogus CV.

Akcelrod created a fake profile for himself and even received a letter from Arsene Wenger's office about a trial with Arsenal. Now 40, the ex-midfielder has become an agent and represented some of the game's biggest stars - including Aurelien Tchouameni.

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