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10. Diego Forlan

Uruguay's Diego Forlan, left, shouts at Colombia's Mario Yepes during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Colombia and Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Who would have thought that the former Man Utd flop would go on to be Uruguay's top scorer (until Suarez took over)?

The player refound his form in Spain with Villarreal and then Atletico Madrid, but his status as a legend in his own country was never up for question.

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