Canadas retro winger Shaffelburg is a star in Nashville [Video]

The old-fashioned winger is a dying breed in modern football but the thrill that fans enjoyed from seeing a wide-man bursting down the flanks, can still be found in an unlikely place – Nashville, Tennessee.

Canadian Jacob Shaffelburg has become something of a cult-figure in Major League Soccer and with his national team and – if the rumours are true – he is now attracting attention from European clubs.

With his mullet hair-cut now enhanced by a moustache, the 25-year-old from Kentville, a small town in Nova Scotia, carries off a distinctly retro look.

But it is not only his appearance that recalls another era.

As a player, Shaffelburg is a throwback to the 1970s when speedy wingers would think of little else but getting the ball and using their speed or trickery to beat their full-back before whipping in a cross or firing in a shot.

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