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Today's tale comes from Alan Smudger Smith, once of Arsenal and England, but now of EA Sports FIFA franchise.

That's what he's going to tell us about,

how decades after he finished playing,

his voice alone connects him with new generations of football fans,

probably including you. Help me through the existence of FIFA football because I'm unaware of this phenomenon

but apparently is a phenomenon.

One of the few.

You are one of the few?

Yes.

Thank you. I'm going to take that in a good way. Well no I only say that because I mean it is it has become a phenomenon

I think 10 million copies sold at the last count last year. FIFA 19 is out this month, it probably sell even more.

I mean, to be involved in it has been an eye-opener and a privilege of pleasure, I get so many 12 year old kids asking for selfies not

because they admired my Austin and Lester career but because they listen to my

voice and you know I speak to dads who and they say yeah I know

Alan Smith and they go you know Alan Smith he's a legend you know Alan Smith.

Brilliant you know it's funny like that, you know, the kind of position you held in by mostly younger

kids, you know, some of an older age play it.

When my girls were at university they said,

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