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      Leicester City supporter trolled by rival fans after his dad’s phone number’s exposed on TV

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      RIVAL supporters let rip when they spotted a fan of relegated Leicester City listening to a radio with his dad’s phone number on it.They bombarded Paul Parwaiz with jokey calls after seeing son Asim on TV at the Foxes’ final game of the season.
      Rival supporters let rip when they spotted a fan of relegated Leicester City listening to a radio with his dad’s phone number on it
      Asdim Parwaiz and his dad Paul, 70, a retired GPCredit: Roland Leon
      Asim, 33, was using the radio to follow Everton v Bournemouth — crucial to whether his team stayed in the Premier League.
      He was seen on Sky Sports and Match of the Day reacting with horror at Everton’s goal, which meant Leicester would be going down, despite their 2-1 home victory over West Ham.
      Dad Paul, 70, a retired GP, had written his mobile number prominently on the digital radio in case he misplaced it.
      Asim had borrowed it and said: “When Everton scored, you can imagine my reaction, a bit four-lettered. I’d no idea the cameras had caught it until after.
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      “My dad called and said he was being bombarded with calls from fans of other clubs.
      “They had seen his number on the radio. One was asking for help to repair his because it was going down, down, down.”
      Asim, also a GP, added: “Ironically, Dad isn’t even a Leicester fan — he supports Chelsea.” More

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      Footie fan on the run for 20 years over brutal racist attack brought to justice

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      A FOOTBALL fan on the run for 20 years over a racist attack has finally been brought to justice.Gordon Colquhoun, 39, battered Dale Clark after Celtic beat Liverpool 3-1 in the 2003 Uefa Cup quarter-finals.
      Football fan Gordon Colquhoun has been brought to justice after 20 years on the run over a racist attackCredit: Supplied
      He left the victim with a split lip and black eye in the attack in Bracknell, Berks.
      Colquhoun asked Mr Clark “are you English” before laying into him with a friend.
      Prosecutor Sarita Basra said: “An ambulance was called but just after the assault they continued to shout abuse.”
      Colquhoun admitted his guilt to the police.
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      But he evaded justice by going into hiding in Scotland in 2004.
      Reading Crown Court heard his co-defendant had been convicted over the racially-aggravated assault soon after the attack.
      Although the race-hate assault case was abandoned, he has now been given 21 days behind bars for failing to surrender.
      Passing sentence at Reading crown court, Judge Sarah Campbell said: “You are now a grown man and have had nearly 20 years in effect to resolve the situation but you have chosen not to do so.
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      British boxing legend quizzed by cops after ex-pal’s £80k car’s tyres were slashed

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      BOXING legend Carl Froch has been quizzed after tyres on an ex-pal’s £80,000 car were slashed.The former unified super-middleweight world champ was snapped arriving at a police station for questioning.
      Carl Froch has been quizzed after tyres on an ex-pal’s £80,000 car were slashedCredit: Pinnacle
      The former boxer pictured at the police station in NottinghamCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      Cops want to know if he was the man who used a knife to pierce the front and rear passenger-side tyres of a Range Rover Sport.
      The vehicle was attacked at 10.30am on May 16 in the car park of the upmarket Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club in Cotgrave.
      Witnesses are understood to have seen a man on a red £24,000 Ducati Diavel V4 park up and slash the tyres of the 4×4, causing £600 of damage.
      CCTV shows the individual then climb back on board the motorbike and roar off.
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      At no point did the knifeman remove his cycle helmet.
      The Sun understands Froch, 45, accompanied by a lawyer, gave cops a short statement on Sunday evening denying he caused the criminal damage.
      The Nottingham-born dad of two, awarded an MBE, is a keen biker and was pictured on social media earlier this month doing promotional work for Ducati.
      He was said to have been handed a brand new red Ducati to test drive as part of his deal with the motor firm.
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      Froch retired in 2015 after winning 33 of his 35 fights.
      His agent and police were approached for comment. More

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      Three Lions legend films McDonald’s advert 25 years after classic World Cup ad

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      FOOTIE star Alan Shearer has rebooted his classic McDonald’s TV ad with the actor who played a cheeky autograph-hunter 25 years ago.The burger chain’s original 1998 World Cup ­commercial featured Steve Hoyle, a teenage fan who would stop at nothing to get his hero’s signature.
      Alan Shearer recreated his McDonald’s TV ad from 25 years ago with the now grown-up child actor who played his autograph-hunter in the originalCredit: Supplied
      The burger chain’s original ad featured Shearer for the 1998 World CupCredit: Supplied
      Then-child actor Steve Hoyle played a super-fan who would stop at nothing to get his autographCredit: Supplied
      In the new sequel, Steve, now 42, plays the dad of a girl who vows to go one better than her father by getting a selfie with the former England and Newcastle ace.
      The online ad echoes the telly original, with the determined lass using her job at McDonald’s to trick the Match of the Day pundit, 52, into posing for a photograph.
      Viewers also hear Shearer’s daughter Chloe, who is now in her 30s but was just five in the original ad, reprise her role of begging her dad to get a McDonald’s.
      Shearer said: “Times have changed since I shot the first advert.
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      I don’t get many people asking me for signatures any more — now they’re all after selfies.”
      “Steve said meeting the football star again after 25 years was “pretty emotional”.
      He added: “As soon as Alan walked through the door, he waved and acknowledged me.”
      The actor showed his hero a cheque he’d signed — part of a ruse to get his autograph in the original ad — which the married dad-of-two had kept as a souvenir.
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      Steve said: “I pulled out the cheque and said, ‘Do you recognise this?’
      “He was like, ‘Oh my, God! Yeah, that’s definitely mine’.”
      In the sequel, the Shearer mega-fan’s daughter will try to get a selfie with the Three Lions aceCredit: Supplied More

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      England ace Kieran Trippier cuddles and picks up blonde reveller while partying with teammates

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      ENGLAND ace Kieran Trippier celebrated European qualification  by lifting a blonde reveller while partying with teammates.The 32-year-old’s high jinks were spotted on Wednesday night while he was out with pals at a packed karaoke bar.
      Newcastle United captain Kieran Trippier enjoyed a night out at a karaoke bar with his teammatesCredit: Alamy
      Trippier was pictured chatting to a female revellerCredit:
      At one stage, he appeared to lift the blonde clubber onto his backCredit:
      In footage seen by The Sun on Sunday, the Newcastle ace cuddled the woman before wrapping his arms around her and then picking her up by the bottom as the crowd belted out a karaoke tune.
      The woman appears to smile and he giggles.
      An onlooker said: “They looked very cosy. They were clearly having a great time.
      “It appeared there was a lot of horseplay and, at one point, a woman even jumped on his back.”
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      The player hit Cosy Joes karaoke bar in Newcastle  two nights in a row to toast his team making the Champions League.
      He was also celebrating being named his team’s player of the season.
      Kieran partied on the dance floor until 2am on both nights.
      His wife, Charlotte, was away in Spain.
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      England ace Trippier has been married to partner Charlotte since 2016Credit:
      The Newcastle star enjoyed his night out while wife Charlotte had been holidaying in SpainCredit: instagram
      Kieran, who scored against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup and was part of the 2022 England squad, was seen drinking with teammates at midday on Wednesday, before ending up at the karaoke bar.
      Wearing a grey T-shirt, he took pictures with fans and danced with  a Newcastle teammate, left-back Matt Targett, 27, before moving on to another club.
      A bartender from The Slug & Lettuce opposite said: “He was having a whale of a time.”
      Kieran has been married to interior designer Charlotte since 2016.
      Last week, she shared snaps on social media  of herself enjoying a five-star hotel in Madrid.
      The player’s agents and Newcastle United were  approached for comment. More

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      Footie boss’ furious ex ‘wrecked club’s bar including causing flood with beer taps & threatening to stab staff’

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      A FOOTBALL boss’s ex-girlfriend carried out “an orgy of destruction” in the club’s bar after they broke up.Laura Evenden, 45, went on the rampage at non-league Chatham Town ­following her split from chairman and manager Kevin Hake, a court heard.
      Laura Evenden went on a rampage ­following her split from chairman and manager Kevin HakeCredit: FACEBOOK/Laura Leigh Evenden
      Kevin gave Boris Johnson a team shirt when the then-PM visited last yearCredit: Andrew Parsons / Parsons Media
      Chatham Town will play in the Isthmian Premier next seasonCredit: FACEBOOK/CHATHAM TOWN FC
      Evenden hurled cans of paint on the floor, pushed a TV, lobbed fruit from a fridge and caused a flood by turning on the beer taps.
      She threatened to knife a female staff member if her demand to speak with Mr Hake was ignored.
      And she burst a balloon display and stabbed a club sign, sofa and cushions.
      She and Mr Hake, 47, broke up at the start of last year, a court heard.
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      She went to the club late on June 16 with a kitchen knife in her handbag.
      Her £5,300 wrecking spree ended when her mum arrived.
      Evenden, of Chatham, admitted threatening a person with a knife and criminal damage.
      Judge Philip Statman told her she was lucky no one was hurt, adding: “You proceeded on an orgy of destruction.”
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      He handed Evenden a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, at Maidstone crown court.
      Mr Hake gave Boris Johnson a team shirt when the then-PM visited last year.
      The side will play in the Isthmian Premier, England’s seventh tier, next season after promotion. More

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      I was targeted by online trolls over beloved Tyson Fury tattoo – now I’m getting rid of it because of something he did

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      A TYSON FURY superfan has revealed she had her tattoo of the Gypsy King covered up with a giant skull because he was “rude” to her.Mum-of-two Anna Sinclair, 34, was trolled mercilessly when she first had the portrait tattoo done, with people claiming it looked nothing like him, but she had the last laugh when the boxing champ gave it his seal of approval when they met back in January.
      Tyson Fury posed for pictures when Anna first met herCredit: Anna Sinclair
      But she decided to get the piece covered up after he was too busy to chat when she met him a second timeCredit: Anna Sinclair
      Before: Close up of the tattoo when she first had it done last yearCredit: The Sun
      After: The portrait is now covered up with a giant skullCredit: Anna Sinclair
      Now Anna said she felt disappointed after she bumped into Fury a second time – claiming he brushed her off and was too busy to speak to her.
      The next day she went to a tattoo studio and had the portrait covered up with a large black and grey skull.

      “I removed Tyson tattoo removed because I felt he was rude to me,” Anna, who lives in Tenerife, told The Sun.
      “He was in Tenerife last week because he had a gig here for fans. It was 250 euros per ticket entrance and me and my boyfriend were planning to go.
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      “The day before we parked the car and I heard someone say, ‘Tyson, Tyson.’
      “I came out from the car and he was just there, literally walking towards me, pushing a pram while on the phone.
      “I just greeted him and said, ‘Hi welcome back to Tenerife’, he looked at me angrily and said, ‘Don’t you see I am on my phone?’
      “I felt a bit bad but then I saw his wife Paris coming from the back and she remembered me from the first time I met them a few months ago.
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      “She said ‘Hi Anna’. Oh she is an angel. We gave each other a kiss and a hug.
      “I told her immediately, ‘Sorry we won’t be coming for the event’.
      “I just felt a bit disappointed.. because I think he doesn’t really know how to speak to his fans. Only at those expensive shows where he gets paid to perform.
      “So I went and covered him up with a skull.”
      Anna originally got the tattoo on her arm last year to pay homage to the heavyweight champ – after saying he was her “idol” and even inspired her to quit booze.
      But she was bombarded with mean comments when she posted it on a Tyson Fury fan page on Facebook with people saying the inking looks nothing like the Gypsy King and she should have it removed.
      Anna managed to shut the haters up after she met Fury while he was on holiday with wife Paris and their kids at an all-inclusive resort in Tenerife, and they both loved the tattoo.
      The boxer even posed for a picture with Anna while she showed off the tattoo.
      Anna says although the cover-up was “very painful” she has no regrets over the tattoo and said feels “stronger” after having him inked on her arm for the past year.
      “He lasted one year. I think he gave me a lot of inspiration … but like everything, it doesn’t last forever I guess,” Anna said.
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      “I definitely feel stronger after having his tattoo for a year and I don’t regret any of it but he should work on his social skills.
      “It was painful but it felt like the right thing to do.”
      Tyson was in Tenerife for a meet-and-greet fan eventCredit: Getty
      Fury often enjoys trips to Tenerife with wife Paris and his kidsCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Anna shows off her tattoo after she first got it doneCredit: The Sun More

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      Erling Haaland reassured over Luton facilities as Man City ace told ‘you’ll walk through the other s*** entrance’

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      ERLING HAALAND and his fellow Premier League superstars have been told they should embrace playing at Luton’s old rickety Kenilworth Road if the club gets promoted on Saturday.Although the Manchester City ace loves playing away at lavish surroundings such as Old Trafford, the Emirates and Anfield, he will find playing at the 118-year-old 10,356-capacity stadium a completely different experience.
      The main entrance to Kenilworth Road sits under a bridge
      The away entrance to Kenilworth Road runs under nearby houses
      Hatters chief executive Gary Sweet told SunSport: “We might have to give our entrances a lick of paint and a new sign but let’s embrace this. 
      “It annoys me but makes me giggle when you read on social media about how our away fans’ entrance goes through gardens.
      “It’s been like that before the Second World War — so why is it raised now just because we might be going into the Premier League?
      “Haaland isn’t going to walk through that entrance. He’s going to walk through the other s**t entrance we’ve got. This is what we’ve got guys — so embrace it.
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      “People poke fun at our ground but it doesn’t bother us. We’ve got thick skins here and it perhaps shows a bit of fear from other teams.
      “Our ground will be an asset to the Premier League. This is proper, real life football. This is history and tradition happening right here.
      “This isn’t a sterile atmosphere bowl of a stadium where not much goes on.
      “This is lively, this is emotion, white knuckle, this is tears and joy, everything in this stadium is a cauldron. If you can’t embrace it, you don’t like football.”
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      Luton take on Coventry in the Championship play-off final for a £200million windfall to the winner — just NINE years after playing non-league.
      And this season the Hatters finished third with the THIRD LOWEST wage bill. Even several clubs in League One have bigger budgets.
      And Sweet said: “It shows we can achieve something with what we’ve got and it’s a great story for those people who don’t need lavish surroundings to succeed. 
      “You can do it with hard work, intelligence, guile, sensible financial management and determined commitment from everyone pulling in the same direction without having a swanky stadium.
      “It’s a beautiful stadium by the way — the old girl is beautiful.”
      But if the club do beat the Sky Blues at Wembley, they will have to spend around £10million and have just FOURTEEN weeks to bring the ground up to Premier League standards.
      Luton CEO Gary Sweet says anyone who cannot embrace the uniqueness of Kenilworth Road cannot love football
      Erling Haaland could be visiting Kenilworth Road next season
      The club must build a new stand where the executive boxes are currently situated — traditionally known as the Bobber Stand. It will include a media centre for journalists and broadcasters. 
      They must erect a new television gantry as well as a media conference room to seat 70 people as well as at least 50 seats for media and league data providers.
      With the Premier League having 100 contracts with broadcasters around the world, the club must have in place 15 international TV commentary positions and a further 15 for radio. 
      Also the floodlights need to be upgraded.
      Sweet said: “We have climbed from non-league to this position in nine years — so I’m sure we can sort out the ground in 14 weeks!”
      Meanwhile, Sweet says it Is all systems go to move into a new stadium Power Court — which will initially have a 19,200 capacity with scope to increase that to 23,000.
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      But the club must wait for the removal of an old electric sub station to be removed from the site before they can get work underway. The stadium is currently at pre-application stage.
      Sweet said: “The new stadium and Premier League football could be worth dozens of millions, perhaps more than £100m, to Luton and the locality.” More