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How Ousmane Dembélé became the world's best soccer player

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Nine years ago, Ousmane Dembélé was doing what he's doing now: wrecking Ligue 1. But back then, he was an 18-year-old playing for Rennes.

It was his first season as a pro, and he was on his way to scoring 12 goals and assisting five more in fewer than 2,000 minutes. One particular reporter was baffled in the same way that all of France's defenders were.

"Are you right-footed or left footed?" he asked.

"Hmmm," Dembélé paused. He didn't even seem to know. "Left-footed."

"Are you sure? Because you also score with your right foot.