Didn't he used to be rubbish? Oscar García of Honduras

Last August Oscar García, whose middle name is Boniek thanks to a parental fondness for the red-haired Polish striker who was playing for Juventus at the time of his birth, was widely reported to be about to join his fellow countrymen Hendry Thomas and Maynor Figueroa at Wigan Athletic. The marauding full-back, or right-sided midfielder, from the Olimpia club has won 43 caps for Los Catrachos and is regarded as one of the most consistent players in Central America. Sadly, despite his pace, skill and vague resemblance to Robbie Earle, the 25-year-old wasn't good enough to persuade Wigan's Roberto Martínez that he was worth the £1.5m asking price and was sent back to Tegucigalpa after a trial. He probably wouldn't have been able to displace the imperious Mario Melchiot anyway. Wigan's attempts to be an outpost of Honduran excellence suffered a further setback in January when García's World Cup team-mate, the defender Johnny Palacios (brother of Wilson), was apparently on the verge of joining the Latics, but then didn't. Unlike García, Johnny has no unusual Christian names, but according to the always reliable Wikipedia, he does have "a very well-known fascination with bananas".