Jonathan Woodgate didn’t make it easy on himself as a young player, the infamous court case clouded his early England chances but that didn’t stop both Newcastle United and Real Madrid paying top dollar for the cultured performer, only for both spells to be seriously damaged by injury set-backs. A move to hometown club MIddlesbrough in 2006 reignited his spark enough for Tottenham Hotspur to come calling, but the curse struck again as he struggled for appearances in the final two years of his contract. Having signed a deal with fighting Stoke City this summer, there is hope yet for Woodgate to prove his undeniable talent in the Premier League but at 31 years-old he’s unlikely to ever hit the heights he’d once seemed destined to.
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