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    Notorious Premier League badboy swapped shirts with me and used it to clean his BOOTS, reveals Arsenal icon Wilshere

    CRAIG BELLAMY used Jack Wilshere’s Arsenal shirt to clean his BOOTS after they swapped jerseys.The Arsenal legend revealed he was just a teenager in the Gunners side when he lined up against Bellamy’s Manchester City in the cup.
    Craig Bellamy and Jack Wilshere during the gameCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
    And despite the Welsh winger giving it to Wilshere all game, the youngster still fancied collecting Bellamy’s match shirt.
    But the current Burnley coach – working alongside ex-City team-mate Vincent Kompany – was not so bothered.
    Wilshere said on George Groves’ podcast: “I remember Craig Bellamy, right. I played against him, I was only 16.
    “It was in the League Cup. Played away at Man City, he was horrible to me the whole game. 
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    “Anyway, after the game I wanted his shirt, ‘Can I have your shirt?’
    “He gave it to me, I gave him mine, I walked off and as I turn around he’s cleaning his boots with my shirt!”
    Bellamy left City in 2011, one year before they went onto win the Premier League.
    He had playing stints with Cardiff and Liverpool before hanging up his boots in 2014.
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    By 2019, Bellamy moved into coaching with Anderlecht’s Under 21s in Belgium but he was hired by Kompany at Burnley last year.
    Similarly, Wilshere is now coaching with Arsenal’s U18s having retired from football in 2022.
    But he is enjoying boxing training on the side and told ex-world champion Groves that West Ham’s Aaron Creswell would be his dream opponent.
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    Wilshere revealed: “You know Aaron Creswell? I played with him.
    “I can always remember him sort of floating around the training ground sort of putting his hands up pretending to fight people.
    “I think I’d like to have a go with Creswell. He’s a similar height to me as well, similar weight.”
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    Anthony Joshua backed to ‘box Deontay Wilder’s EARS OFF’ by Eddie Hearn who warns AJ could also ‘knock him clean out’

    EDDIE HEARN expects Anthony Joshua to either box Deontay Wilder’s ears off or knock him clean out. Hearn is set for talks in Saudi Arabia where hosts want AJ to face the American in a December blockbuster.
    Anthony Joshua after beating Jermaine FranklinCredit: Getty
    Deontay Wilder is in talks to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    And the promoter has rubbished suggestions that Wilder is the favourite to win the fight.
    He told ESBR Boxing: “Joshua has boxed everybody that he’s been asked to box and now it’s a fight to avoid against Deontay Wilder?
    “If you think AJ is an underdog in that fight, in my opinion, you’re mad.
    “It’s just one of the greatest fights in boxing, so let’s roll the dice and see AJ put it on the line in a massive fight.
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    “Do you want to see the most exciting fights? Because they come with a lot of risk.
    “AJ will box his ears off, but if he gets caught – like anyone else in the division – he could get stopped in that fight.
    “Wilder is very dangerous but if he hits Wilder on the chin, he’s knocking him clean out.
    “It’s just one of the greatest fights in boxing, but boxing is just a mad world where it’s like ‘That’s the one to avoid’.
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    “The biggest and most exciting fights come with a lot of risk, so let’s roll the dice and see AJ put it on the line in a massive fight.”
    Joshua, 33, beat Jermaine Franklin, 29, on points at the start of April in his return fight.
    Meanwhile Wilder, 37, is yet to box since knocking out Robert Helenius, 39, in the first round of his comeback last October.
    But the pair could be in line to finally fight with money being fronted to stage it in the Middle East.
    And amazingly, Tyson Fury, 34, could also unify the belts against Oleksandr Usyk, 36, as part of a boxing bonanza in Saudi.

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    West Brom striker Daryl Dike reveals he’s accidentally been using DISHWASHER TABLETS to wash clothes for eight months

    WEST BROM striker Daryl Dike has accidentally been using DISHWASHER TABLETS to wash his clothes for the past eight months. The American striker, 22, has been in England for almost a year, first at Barnsley on loan before joining the Baggies.
    Dike laughed as he explained the error of his ways on his TikTok channelCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
    The big striker showed off the dishwasher tabs he’d been using to wash his clothes withCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
    And the powerful prospect has confessed to scoring an own goal, after only just finding out his error.
    The USA international explained the mistake on his TikTok channel.
    Dike showed off the ‘Finish Powerball Quantum’ dishwasher tablets he has been using all this time.
    The ex-Orlando City star said: “So funny story time and before I continue, yes, I know I’m an idiot. I fully understand that.
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    “For the longest time I have thought that my washing machine is just crap. But anyways when I moved into this apartment I bought one of those huge bags of laundry detergent to wash all my clothes.
    “Recently it ran out so I went to the store to buy some more. I’m looking at the bag and I can’t find the bag anywhere in the store. I’m sitting there like ‘why can’t I find it?’

    “I come back to my apartment and I look down at the bag [of dishwasher tabs] I have.
    “This is what I’ve been using! I have been washing my clothes with dishwasher soap since I’ve been here. I have lived in England for eight months!”
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    Despite the daft mix-up, the big man proved his intelligence by graduating with a first-class honours degree in finance this summer.
    The Southern New Hampshire University alumni is a powerful prospect who could be one of his country’s top players for years to come.
    As a youngster in Oklahoma, he started supporting Chelsea because of Didier Drogba and standing at 6ft 1in tall with a powerful physique he has striking similarities with his childhood idol.
    Dike told SunSport: “I loved Drogba, I enjoyed watching him. He was someone I’ve always looked up to and Chelsea was my team.”
    He added: “As I kid I had two dreams — to play in the Premier League and compete in the World Cup.
    “Hopefully I’ll be doing one this year and then next year the other.
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    “It’ll also be exciting to play a team like England at a World Cup so that’s one game we’re looking forward to.
    “I’d love to come back from Qatar and be able to make a few jokes and banter with everyone here!”
    The USA international moved to England from Orlando City eight months agoCredit: Getty More