article_snippet.sent: Brendan Rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving Northern Ireland for England at the age of 16 and training with the Reading youth team.
article_snippet.sent: Brendan Rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving Northern Ireland for England aged 16 . '
article_snippet.sent: Rodgers (centre) described Rodgers (centre) as a 'talented youth player', but Rodgers (centre) failed to make the grade .
article_snippet.sent: Rodgers (middle row, second up) was on the books at Reading where Rodgers (centre) was captain of the youth team .
highlights_snippet.sent: Brendan Rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Brendan Rodgers left Northern Ireland at the age of 16 to prove Brendan Rodgers at Reading .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Liverpool boss was forced to quit playing by the age of 20 .
  