 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakazosvika 200102, Pires akanga ava kunyatsogona mutambo weChirungu uye aive neimwe yemwaka wake wakanakisisa. Pires akarova zvibodzwa zvakaisvonaka vachirwa neMiddlesbrough neAston Villa. Achirwisa Aston Villa, Pires akadzingirira bhora refu raFreddie Ljungberg, ndokukanda bhora pamusoro paGeorge Boateng aitevera, uye akapedza kufamba nebhora rinonakidza pamusoro paPeter Schmeichel. Pires akahwinawo mu 11 dhizaini kurwisa Tottenham kuWhite Hart Lane, iyo yaizotanga kuteedzana kwemwaka mishanu yakateedzana yeligi kwaaizohwina muNorth London Derby kure kune vavakwikwidzi vavo. Akatungamira Premier League kubatsira machati uye akavhotera vese FWA Mutambi weGore uye mutambi weArsenal wemwaka, sezvo Arsenal yakahwina mukombe weligi. Pires akapa rubatsiro kuna Dennis Bergkamp paakarova chinangwa chake chisingakanganwiki chepirouette kurwisa Newcastle United. Zvisinei masvondo gare gare vachipesana nevanopikisa zvakafanana muFA Cup Pires akatambura nekukuvara kwechisungo chemuchinjikwa mutambo waakanga amborova kare. Izvi zvakamubvisawo pakutamba mufainari yeFA Cup ya2002uye 2002 World Cup neFrance. 