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Football's ultimate recluses: England star who 'didn't like football,' Leeds hero who sells coffee in Zagreb... and Liverpool's Champions League legend who missed Istanbul reunion because nobody could find him!
18 Jan 2026 14:17 GMT
… together,' former team-mate Mark Viduka told the BBC.
' … Alan Shearer doubts he liked football
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He scored 83 Premier League … four against Liverpool, but Mark Viduka was happy to abandon the …
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‘Phenomenon is born’: Inside rise of ‘Aussie Ronaldo’... and if he can end painful Socceroos wait
15 Jan 2026 02:08 GMT
… all-too-familiar for Australian football fans.
He could one day … the green and gold since Mark Viduka — or he could be … born”.
READ MORE: Emerging Socceroos battle as teenage star delivers … ultimately prevail, however, the Socceroos would have their hands on …
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'Football's full of a***- … stand all the bulls***': MARK VIDUKA on fleeing wars, earthquakes, putting …
31 Dec 2025 19:22 GMT
… “Why?”.
Legendary Premier League striker Mark Viduka now owns a coffee shop … product. You’ve seen what football is like, a lot … to the first goal. In football, your first touch is … , scoring five times against Manchester United and six against both Liverpool …
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‘Nobody can get hold of him’ – Former England star, 57, living totally under the radar in new life away from football
08 Jan 2026 08:41 GMT
… grid since his retirement from football.
So much so that several … you!
David Batty retired from football in 2004 after making 438 … ’t stun ex-White striker Mark Viduka.
The Aussie told The BBC … since we played together.u0022
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'Game over' - Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher heap praise on Sunderland star amid Alan Shearer comparison
20 Jan 2026 14:47 GMT
… a segment on Monday Night Football, Henry and Carragher broke down … ], I'm thinking of Mark Viduka that used to always let …
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Mark Viduka, 25 years on from his four-goal show: ‘I love Leeds but they couldn’t afford for me to stay’
04 Nov 2025 10:12 GMT
… whatever happens, happens.”
Mark Viduka spent four seasons at Leeds … in 2000-01.
Mark Viduka captained Australia during the … football, and they couldn’t afford for me to stay.”
Mark Viduka … in north Zagreb. Photograph: Mark Viduka/InstagramHis next stop …
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The Socceroos brought me so much heartbreak – 20 years ago against Uruguay, it all changed
15 Nov 2025 23:06 GMT
… . For 32 years the Socceroos got so close to qualifying … to punch back.
The Socceroos celebrating beating Uruguay in a … forward. Tim Cahill kicked to Mark Viduka, who flicked a back heel … newsletter promotion
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Kick off your evenings …
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Twenty years ago, Australian soccer changed forever. But what if the Socceroos had lost to Uruguay?
13 Nov 2025 19:01 GMT
… Trevor Morgan’s sensational Young Socceroos side, who knocked off … while newly-installed chief football officer Ernie Merrick receives a … what they are today.
Socceroos vs Uruguay: FIFA World … a national icon; only Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell become household …
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Mark Viduka interview: Ex-Leeds striker on exit of David O’Leary, ‘unusual’ Joe Kinnear, and what went wrong at Elland Road
23 Aug 2025 04:56 GMT
… lights of the Premier League
Mark Viduka is happy living in Croatia … -2, handing the title to Manchester United.
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Mark Viduka interview: I keep toying with coming back to football, but I’m a coffee snob now
22 Aug 2025 12:53 GMT
… 2, handing the title to Manchester United. Highbury is gone, but … outfit worn with distinction by Mark Viduka.
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The launch … for the nostalgic “when football was better” crowd. It … to go back to football’
These days Viduka lives …
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