Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Emiliano Martinez is an absolute menace. Probably the greatest villain in world football at the moment, as well as the most in demand goalkeeper for a penalty shootout.

However, he wasn't always a superstar. How did this happen?

Transcript and sources: footballiconic.com/how-a-rejected-player-keeps-making-the-best-players-on-the-planet-look-silly
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Background music:
@pinkxo (Prod Pink)

00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Whirlwind
06:46 - Argentina’s Secret Weapon
11:27 - Football’s Greatest Villain

Producer: Tinashe Chipako
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