Raúl Jiménez #9

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After the skull fracture in 2020 that threatened his career and forced him out of the game for eight months, Raúl Jiménez re-emerged with a protective headband and a completely different outlook. “I almost lost everything, even my life. So I’m trying to enjoy football as much as I can,” he explained. “Everything, not just football. Everything I try to enjoy more.” In England he’s admired for his composure and link-up play, but his story carries more weight than goals alone. But there has been some criticism of late, amid poor results for the national team and a personal goal drought (penalties excepted) – he has criticised fans for booing, while José Ramón Fernández, the doyen of Mexican football journalism, recently named him the most overrated player in the setup.

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