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Graham Law (ex-Professional footballer, Football manager)
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 5th January, 1977, Graham was born into a football mad family who were supporters of Hibernian F.C.

Graham grew up playing football, and gained a place in the Hibs youth system aged 12. At the age of 14 received his first call up to the Scotland schoolboys national squad, where he earned rave reviews a the Schoolboys World Cup in 1991 for scoring a hat trick in the final from centre back to win 3-2 (the third being a 95th minute winner from a 35 yard freekick against rivals England).

At 16 Law continued to excel and was promoted to the Hibs academy where he enjoyed a tremendous year, scoring 31 goals in 22 games. He finally signed his first professional club contract with Hibs at 18, several months after his debut, where he came on at centre back with 15 minutes to go due to injury when Hibs were 1-0 down to arch-rivals Hearts. He netted a headed in the 85th minute to equalise before scoring a 92nd minute winner from a 40 yard driven freekick.

At 19 he received a call up to the Scottish national squad where he debuted in a central defensive playmaking role, scoring a double in a 2-0 victory over Portugal. From then on he became an integral part in the Hibs squad as well as the Scottish national team.

In 1993, Law was made permanent captain of Hibs due to his tenactiy and professionalism, as well as phenomenal goalscoring record from centre back. The following year he gained similar honours for the national squad, becoming Scotland's youngest ever captain.

In his time as Hibs captain, Graham Law won 14 league titles, 6 Scottish cups and 2 Champions Leagues, where he was also golden boot for the Hibs and the SPL in 8 consecutive seasons from centre back, hitting the 20+ goal mark in every season. He also took home 15 domestic player of the year awards, 13 player's player awards, 10 SPL Player of the Season awards, as well as being inundated into the respective Hibs' and Scottish Football Association Hall of Fames.

He made a record 845 appearances for the Hibs first team, scoring a record 666 goals, 208 of which were from dead ball situations, giving him the tag 'the Scottish Freekick Specialist.' 78 of these were last minutes winners highlighting his cool, calm and collected approach in the most stressful situations. Law also represented the national team a record 123 times, 88 of which he captained, most notably in the 1998 World Cup in which he scored a hat trick from centre back to beat tounrament favourite's Brazil in the final.

Graham Law is also a great ambassador for the game, and spends much of his time off playing with best friends Darren Flecther, Lionel Messi, Morgan Freeman and Sir Alex Ferguson, who he is now seen as the natural successor to at the helm of Manchester United due to his undoubted success as a manager.

Law retired from football due to continuous injury in 2011, to the great discontent and disappointment of football fans across the globe. He completed his coaching badges before taking the reigns of Mayfield first grade to which he led to an astonishing 12th placed finish in a 12 team competition, a feat no one could have expected. On his success at Mayfield, Sir Alex Ferguson commented, "What a great achievement for the lad. He's done ever so-well. I'll be keeping a close eye on his future management. He definately has a bright future in this area." In 2012, Law continued his rise to prominence in management with Adamstown Rosebuds under 23's who he is currently employed to. He is now considered one of the best football managers in the world, being credited for providing a massive turnaround in fortunes for the struggling club in his debut year, finishing 4th with a struggling team who only managed a 1st place finish the previous year.It is due to this success that he is seen as Fergie's natural successor once he calls time on his managerial career.

Law is known to be a master tactician, instigating a 2-0 loss to the mighty Singleton, and only losing 1-0 to the dominant Cessnock Hornets. He is also attributed to having fantastic player management skills, keeping a happy squad of 43 vying for 11 spots on the pitch. "The quality and intensity of his training sessions are second to none," stated Jose Mourinho who was an invitational guest to one of Law's sessions during the season. "I wish to learn much from this mastermind so I can progress as a coach to his level," Mourinho continued in an interview with ESPN.