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Greg Halford: The diagnosis that changed it all for a Premier League player

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Colchester United, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Cardiff, England Under-20s.

Right-back, central midfielder, winger, striker.

Greg Halford has appeared for 20 teams in his career and played in nearly every position on the pitch.

His boyhood obsession for the game led to him turning professional. But, in some ways, that was the easy bit; finding his place in football became the ultimate challenge.

During Halford's 18-month stint with Rotherham between 2015 and 2017, his son was diagnosed as autistic.