'I’d gone from sleeping in a room with 40 kids to sharing with just one team-mate, with a television and meals whenever I wanted. I knew I couldn’t waste the chance' World Cup winner Denilson recalls humble beginnings

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JUNE 30: WM 2002 in JAPAN und KOREA, Yokohama; Match 64/FINALE/DEUTSCHLAND - BRASILIEN (GER - BRA) 0:2; BRASILIEN WELTMEISTER 2002; DENILSON, EDMILSON, Roberto CARLOS/BRA mit Pokal (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Bongarts/Getty Images).

There aren't many individuals who can say they've played in two FIFA World Cup finals - but Denilson is one of them.

The £21.5 million Real Betis signing became the world's most expensive player in 1998, less than two months after the disappointment of defeat in the World Cup Final with Brazil.