Do you remember the Central European, sweatpant-wearing goalkeeper that had an emergency loan at Aston Villa? How about the Invincible who took up an internship in the Midlands? Did someone really come all the way from Japan to Bolton because he always dreamed of playing for Big Sam? And, surely, a Cannavaro brother never could have played for Inter... right?

Welcome to our "I Forgot He Played There" XI (5:20)! Join us on this episode of Football In The 2000s as we dive deep into the stints everyone forgot about, or, in some cases, chose not to remember. You will hear stories of pitbulls in the streets of North London, controversial figures left and right, balon d'or winners in the windy city and much, much more!

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