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05/10/2012

Martin Bengtsson: From the dream to a nightmare

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Former Inter youth player Martin Bengtsson talks of his attempted suicide at San Siro.

Former Internazionale youth player Martin Bengtsson talks of his attempted suicide while at San Siro and Japan forward Mike Havenaar tells us why Japan doesn’t produce top strikers

The former Internazionale youth player Martin Bengtsson talks openly of how living the dream at the Inter academy soon became a nightmare from which suicide seemed the only way out.

We’re in Australia as season eight of the A-League kicks off with the addition of Alessandro Del Piero.

The Japan and Vitesse Arnhem striker Mike Havenaar talks about the influence of a certain Japanese cartoon on the country’s footballers and how Japanese culture doesn’t allow for the development of single-minded, goal-hungry strikers.

And after edging closer to UEFA membership, we’re in Gibraltar where the manager of the national side says they’re ready to be competitive in European football, if they’re accepted next May.

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