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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Joey Lynch

Miloš Ninković joins infamous band of football turncoats with cross-Sydney move

Miloš Ninković waves to the crowd before the A-League All Stars game against Barcelona at Accor Stadium in May.
Miloš Ninković waves to the crowd before the A-League All Stars game against Barcelona at Accor Stadium in May. Photograph: Nigel Owen/Action Plus/REX/Shutterstock

What do Sol Campbell, Luis Figo, and Miloš Ninković have in common? They fill the not-so illustrious turncoat archetype; players that with one stroke of a pen abdicated their chances to become legends of their club and, at best, cast a cloud across their legacy.

In swapping Sydney FC for Western Sydney Wanderers, Ninković has arguably come as close as any in the A-League Men to rivalling Campbell’s move from Tottenham to Arsenal or Figo’s switch from Barcelona to Real Madrid. Plenty have played on both sides of the Harbour City in the past, but none have possessed the kind of legacy that the Serbian maestro has forged during his time at Moore Park.

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