From playing against Messi & Ronaldo to non-league

Former Watford and Sheffield Wednesday forward Forestieri, 36, has joined non-league Oxford City and will face Leicester in the FA Cup first round on Friday.

Fernando Forestieri, who has played against Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic during spells in Spain and Italy, has signed for non-league Oxford City in the National League North. The 36-year-old Argentine forward made his debut for the Hoops in their 3-0 win over Hebburn Town in October, coming on as a substitute in front of 873 supporters.

Forestieri's career has taken him from Genoa, where he made his senior debut two decades ago, through Malaga, Udinese, Sheffield Wednesday and Watford, to Malaysia and Cyprus before returning to England. He joined Oxford City after training with the PFA and receiving a call from assistant manager Paul Robinson, a former Watford teammate. The move came after the birth of his third son, Luciano, and he now lives in north London with his family.

On Friday, Oxford City host Leicester City in the FA Cup first round (19:45 GMT). Forestieri believes the non-league club can cause an upset against the League One side, saying: "Why can't Oxford City cause an upset? This is what the FA Cup is all about."