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Ayegbeni: No regrets not winning titles in England

Retired striker Yakubu Ayegbeni says he doesn’t regret his failure to win a title in England.

Ayegbeni’s impressive goalscoring performances at Maccabi Haifa attracted the attention of English team Portsmouth – a club he helped secure Premier League promotion.

After two seasons at Fratton Park, he teamed up with then English top-flight outfit Middlesbrough for a £7.5 million record fee.

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There, he was close to winning silverware as Boro reached the final of the 2006 Uefa Cup – where they bowed 4-0 to eventual winners Sevilla at Eindhoven’s Philips Stadium.