World Cup 2010: Rock Stars Who Nearly Made It As Professional Footballers

Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan - The silent one who left Oasis a decade ago was a talented footballer long before the days of Britpop. Like the Gallagher brothers Guigsy is an avid Manchester City fan, unlike the Gallaghers he "could have made it as a footballer" but unfortunately his career was ended by a torn knee ligament. McGuigan is such a huge football fan that he even co-authored a book about obscure former Reading and Cardiff player Robin Friday.

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