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

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Steve Harris – The bass player who chose music over a career in football, despite reaching the level of West Ham reserves in the mid-1970s, higher than any of the others on the list. Harris still plays football in his spare time when not on tour with the band but admitted he “didn't quite make the grade” as a footballer.

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