Foreword: Considering that a footballer's career can even last more than 20 years, it is not surprising that some football superstars, if not the greatest players, have intersected in those years of their careers.
That's the essence of football, where two players with a large age difference are often found to have played together as teammates – even if only for a brief period of time.
Two decades later, fans may suspect that Liverpool academy Elliott has played alongside Evergreen James Milner, or that Manchester City youngster Liam Drap has played alongside Fernandinho.
For example, did you know that Riquelme, who was still playing on the pitch in 2014, shared a locker room with the late Diego Maradona?
This issue of the Daily Star looks back at several pairs of players who have unexpectedly been teammates, and from them they have found the wonderful origins of football.
David Moyes and David Beckham
David Moyes made nearly 150 appearances for Preston
That's right, the current West Ham manager David Moyes and Manchester United legend David Beckham met in the 1990s when they met at the club Preston.
The Scots made 143 appearances for the team, while Beckham, a teenager on loan from Manchester United, also joined briefly.
David Beckham, who was still young at the time, joined
The once-Best European player made just five appearances for Preston but still scored two goals, one of which came from a corner.
'We went to see him play at Walsall for The Manchester United reserve. Moyes later told FourFourTwo. "I was Gary Peters' player and assistant coach and David Beckham was a skinny boy at the time and I said to Gary on my way home, 'He's not strong enough for us.'" Gary said, "No, he's going to get stronger." Sure enough, the subsequent development confirmed his opinion."
Zaha and Edgar Davis
Edgar Davis and Zaha briefly played together at Crystal Palace
For Edgar Davis, his previous performance at Crystal Palace was not so good, but becoming a teammate with Zaha was unexpected.
Wilfrid Zaha had just joined the Crystal Palace first team
The former Ajax, Barcelona and Juventus star was signed by George Burleigh in the summer of 2010 but made only six appearances for Crystal Palace before leaving the club two months later.
Zaha made 44 appearances in all competitions in his first season as a professional player, six of which were alongside Davis.
Sean Wright-Phillips and George Weah
George Weah spent a short time at Manchester City at the end of his career
George Weah and Sean Wright-Phillips look like two guys from different eras, but they were brief team-mates at Manchester City.
1995 Ballon d'Or winner Weah began his career in 1985 and met Phillips Wright at Manchester City before retiring in 2001. The Liberian striker and Wright Phillips, who had just made the Manchester City first team, played a 45-minute match against Charlton.
Ronaldinho and Mauricio Pochettino
At that time, Pochettino still had long flowing hair
Before accepting the coachship of Paris Saint-Germain, Mauricio Pochettino had moved to Paris from Espanyol and spent two and a half years.
A few months later, the young Ronaldinho also joined the team, his first appearance in Europe.
Ronaldinho's performances in 2001-02 and 2002-03 earned him the opportunity to play for Barcelona, and since then, as fans say, it has been a glorious history.
Riquelme and Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona and Riquelme are players of two different eras. Their careers began with their debut in 1976, while the latter remained until their retirement in 2014 – a total of 38 years.
There is no doubt that Maradona and Riquelme are both Argentine legends, and it is relatively not surprising that they played together at Boca Juniors in the mid-1990s. 【Daily Star】
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