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Former Kenyan International Mike Okoth with his son Divock Origi at a restaurant in France. Looking on is Kenyan Keeper Arnold Origi [Photo/Twitter]

Fathers and sons are a (relatively) common occurrence in professional sport, but several generations from the same family is a much rarer feat indeed.

A lot of things are hereditary and 'football genes' might just be one of them considering the number of families that are able to produce multiple professional players spanning more than a generation.

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