We all know the age old debate about whether players could cut it in different eras. It got me thinking, not about how they could cope but how they'd look & what if some of them got bored and got new jobs? Messi as an explorer for the Argentinian Federation of Adventure...
Andy Carroll in his natural habitat as a target man in 1970s English football.
Emmanuel Adebayor as a high society Parisian aristocrat, lounging around all day dining on soft cheese and the finer things in life.
Harry Kane as a pilot in the RAF. For Queen and Country!
Cristiano Ronaldo as a Madeiran seafarer fueled by the need to break all Magellan's nautical records.
Steven Gerrard in his element swerving up and down a muddy pitch in the heady days of kick and rush football. Tac-tics?! Sounds like a load of hogwash to me old boy!
Luis Suarez embracing his anti-establishment Punk soul and hanging about street corners with a safety pin through his eyebrow.
Zlatan starring in 70s Hong Kong Kung Fu films. If anything ever made sense...
Totti, finding himself inexplicably transported to the height of the Roman empire is quickly recognised by the people as the one true Emperor. Hail Ceasar!
Diego Costa is living the 80s highlife. His day to day a procession of glamour, music, drugs and women, all funded by his booming paddleboat rental business on a beach in Santa Ponsa.
Sergio Ramos, Wall Street, 1980s - "Oh I agree, apartheid IS a modern evil, but what I wanna know is how do we monetize it amirite? Oh shoot, gotta go buddy, I’m in the red again."
Neymar, Paris, 1772. Finds his calling as a diver. Just dives all day.
John Terry, London, 1965. Milkman. One of his supervisors - "John was the most dedicated, punctual, focused milkman we ever had. He never missed a day and was always the first to volunteer for overtime".
Mesut Özil finds his feet as a German politician and ascends to the position of Chancellor. He leads the country from 1913 to 1946, overseeing a period characterised by sustained peace and prosperity.
Arturo Vidal finds himself knee deep in the arterial blood spatter of the lawless American West (1849). Rustling cattle, hunting scalps for the thriving black market, & spending all he robs on whores & whiskey. He is seen by standards at the time as a remarkably sensitive soul.
Hollywood Boulevard, 1922. As a private detective Sadio Mane's seen it all, maybe seen too much. He's jaded; rough round the edges, and even though it could do with a polish, he's got a heart of gold.
In 1975, boxing had one name and Luka Modric was it. According to experts his biggest attribute was his aggression which led to him being labelled the most ferocious fighter ever to step into the ring. He fought undefeated across every single weight division.
Hollywood, 1977. If there's an action film being made, you can bet your bottom dollar the director will want the best stunt driver in the game. He's the fastest, the most exciting, with unrivalled technique. He's Mo Salah.
Prepare for magic to be woven right before your eyes! Can you keep up as items teleport from one point to another? Prepare to be amazed! Prepare for the world’s greatest illusionist. The one, the only, Riquelme the Magnificent! 1890, Broadway, New York.
