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    I was the ‘new Maradona’, had a boot deal as a kid & starred on TV shows but it all got too much – now I’m a cab driver

    SONNY PIKE was once dubbed the “new Diego Maradona” but now works as a taxi driver.Pike, 40, was once Britain’s biggest football prodigy, but things all got too much and he quit the game having never made a professional appearance.
    Sonny Pike was set for stardom but never made it as a professionalCredit: YouTube
    He is now a taxi driver and football coachCredit: Sonny Pike
    His story began when he was a schoolboy, first playing at local side Enfield FC with a dream of emulating his idol Paul Gascoigne.
    It wasn’t long before he started competing against older children for at school and for his Sunday League team, catching the attention of the press having netted over 100 goals in one season.
    Pike’s first television appearance came on 1990s news show London Tonight before he was then interviewed on hit programmes like Fantasy Football League and The Big Breakfast.
    He had the world’s media in a frenzy as they hyped him up as the “next Maradona or George Best”.
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    It alerted the likes of Ajax, who had developed a reputation for nurturing some of the best talents in the game.
    The Dutch side invited him to a trial in Amsterdam with the then 12-year-old being followed by Blue Peter cameras while in Holland.
    He set about dazzling coaches with his technique and skill despite Pike focusing his future on becoming a Premier League hero one day.
    The fanfare grew on his return from Ajax with his new-found celebrity status.
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    Pike was a guest on Fantasy Football LeagueCredit: YouTube
    He was soon being snapped up by huge companies in sponsorship deals with the likes of McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Mizuno as all tried to get a piece of the action.
    Pike explained to Flashscore: “I was on the pitch for Coca Cola Cup finals doing kick-ups before the games, I was doing McDonald’s adverts, I was getting Paul Smith making me suits.
    “I started to get awards from Sky Sports at this point in time obviously the Premier League and Sky Sports were just kicking off.
    “I was sponsored by Mizuno and was doing things with [Gianfranco] Zola and all these guys but in the early to mid-90s.
    “Only one or two players out of a Premier League team would have their own boot deal. People were saying, ‘Who’s this Sonny kid, he’s everywhere. He’s a little kid, he’s got deals, he’s going in Hello magazine.’
    “It was rubbing some professionals up the wrong way – but I was just a kid getting all this attention.”
    As quickly as fame arrived, it soon began to disappear and Pike’s life began to spiral downwards.
    Aged 14, the pressure got too much and it was reported that his legs were insured for £1million.
    It led to Pike being on the receiving end of disgusting abuse from jealous parents that wanted their kids to injure him.
    He told SunSport: “Because I had long hair they used to say, ‘he’s only a girl, break his legs.’
    “Not just that, off the pitch and at school I got different treatment that didn’t help me either.
    “Once I remember a guy came up to me on the street to tell me he put a bet on me to play for England. It was scary.”
    Pike is reluctant to blame his father for his downfall but one huge moment led to his career stalling.
    He was signed as a youth player by Leyton Orient and his dad Mickey pushed his son to appear in a documentary called ‘Coaching and Poaching’ presented by Greg Dyke.
    Pike was stunned to hear the documentary, instead of looking at his life as a youngster, actually exposed that Chelsea were tapping him up, with the young star unaware he had broken any rules.
    Pike fell out of love with the beautiful game as a teenagerCredit: Sonny Pike
    The FA banned him and his relationship with his father became further strained when he began to believe Mickey was making money off his name.
    His parents also divorced and Pike was left without a club due to his ban.
    Opened up on the dark time, he said: “After watching that documentary, I came out of the pub and I stood in the middle of the main road in Edmonton, actually on a roundabout.
    “There’s cars just whizzing around me and I just felt that’s what my head was getting like. ‘This is too much, enough of this now.’
    “Then a month later my dad turns up, I’d not seen him for a few weeks. As soon as he comes up towards me, the first thing I’m gonna say to him is, for the very first time, ‘I don’t want to do this no more.’
    “He told me that he had some more work for me, some more TV stuff and I’m literally about to walk up to and say the complete opposite.
    “He said, ‘If you don’t do it, you ain’t got a dad.’”
    Eventually, Pike was handed a chance by Crystal Palace but made the news again when his father did an interview with a newspaper claiming how big offers had ripped the family apart.
    On the pitch, he could no longer cope, revealing: “I pretty-much had a mental breakdown on the pitch. I came on for 15 minutes, I was given the opportunity and I just walked off.
    “The pressure of me going on, it was just too much. I looked at the coach and just walked off.
    “I broke down and I knew it was all over from then.”
    Pike then spent two years at non-league Stevenage until he was 18-years-old on a YTS scheme but his heart was no longer in football.
    Battles with depression continued but the wonderkid managed to turn his life around with the pressures of expectation and media attention gone.
    Pike started a new career working as a cab driver in London while he also helps young and upcoming footballers not fall into the trap of stardom.
    He does coaching sessions but offers support for off-field matters as he delivers talks to parents and players about protecting mental health and the dangers that lie ahead for future pros.
    Pike also wrote a book called “The Greatest Footballer That Never Was” further explaining his story.
    On his life within football now, he says: “I’m talking to their parents and then trying to get the player through that process because obviously I can relate to it a lot – the attention and the pressure they get – I’ve been there. 
    “I get a lot of other kids come in… a boy was sent down from up north and had a professional contract given to him but he didn’t want to sign it.
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    “His mum and dad sent him down to me, just to talk to me. I get a lot of that.”
    Pike adds: “Instead of grabbing all the sponsorship deals and this sort of stuff, getting excited over a few pairs of boots or an advert or whatever else, think long-term and concentrate on and promote the love of football more.”
    Sonny Pike is now a football coachCredit: GettyYou’re Not AloneEVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.

    It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
    It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
    And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
    Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
    That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
    The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
    Let’s all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You’re Not Alone.
    If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support:

    CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858
    Heads Together, www.headstogether.org.uk
    Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393
    Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41
    Samaritans, www.samaritans.org, 116 123
    Movember, www.uk.movember.com
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    Harry Kane’s wife Kate gives birth to couple’s fourth child – and reveals baby’s adorable name

    HARRY Kane’s wife Kate has given birth to the couple’s fourth child.Bayern’s £104m striker, 30, celebrated the announcement of his fourth tot in a heartfelt Instagram post – and revealed the little one’s adorable name.
    Harry Kane and his wife Kate have revealed their latest totCredit: Instagram
    Henry Edward Kane is the family’s fourth childCredit: Instagram
    Harry Kane and Kate had recently moved to Munich with their familyCredit: Instagram @katekanex
    The star striker said that the latest addition to the Kane family would be named Henry Edward Kane.
    England’s captain wrote: “Welcome to the world Henry Edward Kane. 20/8/2023.
    “Love you baby boy!”
    Thousands of congratulatory messages flooded the comments section on Kane’s social media post just minutes after the happy news.
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    A second cute snap showed the adorable tot laying down which his head turned to the side.
    The couple are parents to three other children – daughters, Ivy, six, and Vivienne, five, and son Louis, two.
    Representatives for Kane confirmed the star’s tot was born in England – after fans feared a potential future star could play for Germany after Kane’s move to Bayern Munich earlier this month.
    Sources previously said Kate scouted homes – and hospitals – in a secret visit to Munich at the end of July.
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    England captain Harry previously said: “We’ll do whatever works best for us as a family.”
    A source said two weeks ago that the birth taking place in Germany was a “real possibility”
    The source commented: “Kate flew out to Munich to do a recce at the end of last month as the deal got closer.
    “They knew that if it got over the line they’d need to be able to ­relocate very quickly.
    “Kate looked at homes but also visited a couple of private hospitals.”
    And the little one’s adorable name may well have been chosen based on Kane’s family history which features some footballing heritage.
    Kane’s mother’s father, Eric Edward Hogg, was quite the footballer, according to findmypast.
    Hogg played at a semi-pro level for Blundell Rovers in the 1960s and later for Brentwood and Warley – now known as Brentwood Town F.C.
    Kane is quickly settling into life in Germany on the pitch as he set up Leroy Sane’s first and scored the second in Bayern’s 4-0 win over Werder Bremen last Friday.
    The former Tottenham star could have had a hat-trick with Bremen goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka pulling off several saves before Kane found the net.
    Kane’s debut ended prematurely as he pulled up with cramp, but he left the pitch to a standing ovation from the travelling Bayern support.
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    The deadly striker hopes to lead England to victory in the Euros in Germany next summer, and revealed he had received a congratulatory text from Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
    He said they will speak “when things have calmed down”.
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    Famous footballer’s son launches new modelling campaign – can you guess who his superstar parents are?

    A SON of a very famous former England footballer has launched a new modelling campaign. Puma has launched a new campaign with back to school essentials, and the young star features prominently.
    Kai Rooney is now officially a model for PumaCredit: Kai Rooney/Instagram
    He was part of their back to school essentials campaignCredit: Kai Rooney/Instagram
    Kai Rooney is 13-years-old and is the eldest son of Coleen and Wayne Rooney.
    The media personality gave birth to her first child in 2009, and the pair are now proud parents of a model.
    In several images, he can be seen amongst a group of teens modelling various school essentials.
    They don different items such as cool rucksacks, warm coats and sports jackets, all to be ready for lessons such as football training.
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    Kai has been definitely left prepared for his first day back at the exclusive prep school, The Ryleys in Alderley Edge.
    He’s also a keen footballer who followed in the footsteps of his acclaimed father who played for Everton and Manchester United as well as picking up 120 England caps.
    Kai signed his first ever contract with United U12 team in December 2020, after turning down a number of other clubs.
    He continues to this day to excel in football, and he scored four goals for the Red Devils’ Under-12 team as they took on rivals Liverpool in October 2021.
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    He has three bothers who are names Klay, eight, Kit Joseph, seven and Cass Mac who is five-years-old.
    AT the time of Cass’ arrival, Coleen told The Mirror that she had no plans to have a fifth baby after four kids.
    She admitted: “I’m done having any more, definitely.
    “I have always said I would like three children, so four was pushing it.”
    She added: “I was never obsessed with having a girl in the first place. It would’ve been nice but I’ve got the boys.”
    Kai is the eldest of four boys that Coleen and Wayne Rooney share togetherCredit: Getty
    He can be seen posing in some of the brands new collectionCredit: Kai Rooney/Instagram More

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    England captain Harry Kane’s new baby could be born in Munich – and eligible to play for GERMANY

    ENGLAND captain Harry Kane’s new baby could be born in Munich — and­ ­eligible to play for Germany.Bayern’s £104m striker, 30, said his fourth tot is due in two weeks.
    Harry Kane’s new baby could be born in Munich — and­ ­eligible to play for GermanyCredit: Bayern Munich
    Pregnant wife Kate scouted hospitals in a secret visit to the city last monthCredit: Getty
    The England captain revealed Kate, 30, was due to give birth in a couple of weeksCredit: Getty
    The England skipper admitted there was a “lot going on” as he discussed his whirlwind £104million transfer from Tottenham.
    He revealed wife Kate, 30, was due to give birth in a couple of weeks but refused to say where, saying: “We’ll do whatever works best for us as a family.”
    However, sources said Kate scouted homes – and hospitals – in a secret visit to Munich at the end of July, and the baby could be born in the German city.
    He or she would then be eligible to hold dual nationality — and could choose to play for England or their great footballing rivals.
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    A source said: “Kate flew out to Munich to do a recce at the end of last month as the deal got closer.
    “They knew that if it got over the line they’d need to be able to ­relocate very quickly.
    “Kate looked at homes but also visited a couple of private hospitals.
    “It’s unlikely Harry will be able to simply fly back to England for the birth and he won’t want to miss it.
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    “So Munich is a very real possibility and they have to be prepared for that.”
    Kane has “17.08.2023” stitched into his boots, sparking speculation it was the baby’s due date.
    Kate, seen cradling her bump yesterday, watched her hubby’s debut on Saturday — when he came on as a 64th-minute sub in a 3-0 thumping by RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup.
    Speaking at length for the first time about his move, Kane said yesterday: “Kate was in the stadium to watch my debut, with her family, my mum and dad and brother.
    Kane admitted there was a ‘lot going on’ as he discussed his £104million transfer from TottenhamCredit: Getty
    His baby would be eligible to hold dual nationality if born in MunichCredit: Getty
    “It will be something we’ll all remember for ever.
    “I’ve got another baby due in a couple of weeks and there’s a lot going on but my family are fully behind me.”
    Kane revealed he will be signing up for language lessons, and admitted the only word he had learned so far was “servus” – a term for hello and goodbye.
    He said: “Of course, I’m going to try and learn the language. I want to try and embrace the culture, embrace the country.
    “I’m going to have lessons at least once or twice a week to try and pick that up a bit.
    “We have a lot of English-speaking players and staff as well which helps me, but ­ultimately I want to learn to fit in as much as possible
    “The best way of doing that is understanding the language. It will be tough.
    “It is a tough language to learn but it’s something I want to try to do.
    “I’ve only been here for two days, I’ve had one training ­session and one game, so I’m still getting to know the players.
    “I’ve heard great things about the city and I’m sure I’ll get time to explore it, go out for coffee and dinner and meet some of the fans.”
    Kane said Kate and their three young kids, Ivy, Vivienne and Louis, would fly back to the UK today.
    But they first plan to look at houses in posh Munich suburb Grunewald – known as Little Hollywood.
    He said: “Two days ago I was ­sitting in London not quite knowing how it was going to go.
    “The kids don’t know too much about what’s going on. For them it probably feels like a vacation.
    “I’m sure I’ll have time to explain to them. We need to find houses, find properties. We’re not sure how it’s going to work yet.”
    Kane hopes to lead England to victory in the Euros in Germany next summer, and revealed he had received a congratulatory text from Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
    He said they will speak “when things have calmed down”.
    Kane is expected to start on ­Friday in Bayern’s first league game of the season against Werder Bremen.
    He is hoping to lead the German giants’ charge for silverware – after his first attempt ended in disappointment at the Allianz Arena.
    Max Eberl, sporting director of Bayern’s conquerors RB Leipzig, said: “It’s almost too much what Harry Kane is being saddled with, almost like a Messiah walking on water.”
    Kane said it was “not time to panic” and he would bring leadership to the squad.
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    According to the Federal Foreign Office, a child born in Germany can gain citizenship even if both parents are English.
    But one of them must have an unlimited residence permit for at least three years. Kane ­qualifies as he has a four-year deal with Bayern.
    The ace has ‘17.08.2023’ stitched into his boots, sparking speculation it was the baby’s due dateCredit: Chris Eades
    Kane is to start on ­Friday in Bayern’s first league game of the season against Werder BremenCredit: Bayern Munich
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    Tyson Fury’s Netflix show goes inside wild life of boxing superstar – with 6 kids, chaotic moods & lavish impulse buys

    “UNLESS you live with us, I don’t think you can understand what really our life is . . . how mad it is,” says Tyson Fury’s wife Paris in their new Netflix reality show.But for the millions of devoted fans of boxer the Gypsy King, At Home With The Furys offers a pretty good insight into their chaotic world, with six lively kids, during his short-lived retirement in 2022.
    Champ Tyson Fury versus Dillian Whyte in 2022Credit: Getty
    Paris and Tyson with their broodCredit: Courtesy of Netflix
    The couple enjoy a rare moment of relaxationCredit: NETFLIX
    As the heavyweight champ, 34, battles with his hiatus from the ring, feeling lost and lacking purpose, Paris worries he will slip back into the depression and addiction that led him to the brink of suicide when he also quit the sport in 2019.
    She says: “When he last stopped boxing, Tyson had an alcohol and drug addiction.
    “He suffers from a few mental health problems. He’s got ADHD, depression, and it all spiralled out of control. We had a bad two years.
    “There’s no point saying that won’t happen again because that’s the elephant in the room I think about.”
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    Tyson’s bipolar disorder, diagnosed in 2017, means he has huge highs and deep lows and is prone to spontaneous acts — from booking a last-minute trip to Iceland to “pick a fight” with the world’s strongest man, to declaring he’s going to buy Blackpool airport and a second private jet.
    Somehow long-suffering Paris, 32, pregnant with baby No7, manages to find a way through the mayhem he creates, while calmly running their Morecambe Bay household and bringing up their huge brood, Venezuela, 13, Prince John James, 11, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia, five, Prince Adonis Amaziah, four, and Athena, who turns two this week.

    “Paris is amazing,” says Tyson. “We’ve been together 18 years and she’s put up with everything, all the good and bad times, the highs and lows. I wouldn’t be here without her. Where would I be? Dead, probably.”
    Tyson and Paris, who come from a traveller background, met when he was 17 and she was 15.
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    For their first date they watched King Kong at the cinema, and she recalls: “I kept thinking, ‘Is he gonna kiss me?’ I’d never been kissed.
    “The movie went on for three hours and the moment King Kong climbs up the Empire State Building, that’s when Tyson decides to lean in and kiss me. It was the most awkward and embarrassing moment of my life.
    “Then he says, ‘Are you going to go out with me? Are you going to be my girlfriend?’ So I said, ‘Yeah’.”
    They married in 2008 and Tyson went on to become the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and now has an estimated £51million fortune.
    But the nine-part Netflix series also shows his grounded side.
    As he walks his dog he greets the many locals who say a friendly hello, posing happily for pictures and passing the time of day.
    With a collection of supercars which includes a Ferrari and a £384,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom, the self-proclaimed “King of the Chavs” prefers to drive around in his £500 2006 VW Passat, which he tells Paris is “worth less than your shoes”.
    And while Paris plans “Instagram-perfect” parties, including a lavish bash to mark Athena’s christening with a room full of pink balloons and a soft play area, the Gypsy King gets boxer shorts, socks and a £5 T-shirt for his 34th birthday.
    “Money isn’t the be all and end all of everything,” he says.
    “But for Paris it’s probably harder to go from lemonade to Champagne and back to lemonade again, rather than never having Champagne.”
    ‘Paris is amazing. Without her I’d be dead, probably’
    Tyson is a mass of contradictions. A devoted dad who often declares “home is where the heart is and where the family is”, he rails against the mundane routine of everyday life.
    Mucking in with household chores, he moans: “I’m the busiest retired man in the world.
    “I’d rather get punched the f*** out of me by ten world champions than stay at home a week and do all these jobs.”
    He is little help during the chaos before the morning school run, with Paris running around the house screaming: “Adonis, are you up yet?
    “Venezuela, are you in the bathroom?” — and when he’s left to look after the kids while she takes a ten-hour round trip to appear on TV’s Loose Women, he takes them all camping without telling her.
    Returning to an empty house, Paris fumes: “I’ve got a giant, 6ft 9in child. I don’t see the sense, the kids are in school tomorrow.
    “That’s the problem with living with him, he’s so up and down, which I suppose is a definition of the bipolar.
    “Instead of just being set in the routine of taking kids to school, which is normal, he’ll wake up and — ­bam! — we’re doing something else.
    I’d rather get punched the f*** out of me by ten world champions than stay at home a week and do all these jobs.Tyson Fury
    “I try to go along with his mood swings and his little ideas but these sorts of things are a definite interference in life.”
    She adds: “I’ll humour my husband and pretend this is normality when really, it is absolute madness.
    “But if I don’t let him have his little moments he gets a bit down and depressed and he gets upset.”
    In another impulsive moment, after goading strongman Thor Bjornsson over social media, Tyson flies to Iceland to challenge him to a fight.
    But on landing, he discovers Thor is in Rome, sending Tyson into a downer and causing him to fall off the wagon and sink a few pints.
    All this is witnessed by his dad John, who says: “When I’m looking at Tyson drinking I’m watching carefully because it caused so much trouble in the past. Last time Tyson retired he wasn’t in a good place and the fear of him going back there I couldn’t handle. I’d rather be dead than see him go down that road.”
    The undefeated champ’s frustration at having handed in his title is at its most palpable when he watches Anthony Joshua’s 2022 bout with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk.
    ‘Boxing is not a game, it’s very dangerous’
    Dismissing the fight — which Usyk won — as “s***e”, he is pumped up as he posts on social media that he would “go over there and fight them both on the same night”, as worried Paris watches.
    She says: “Boxing is not a game, it’s a very dangerous sport. One punch can cause life-devastating effects. He’s got nothing to prove.
    “He’s never lost. He’s won all the belts. It wouldn’t be worth it to keep going in the ring and take those risks.”
    Shortly after the bout, Tyson announced his return to the ring, taking on Derek Chisora in a December 2022 clash that saw him once again walk away the victor.
    While Paris and Tyson come across as a solid couple, sometimes his behaviour clearly upsets her.
    As he returns from an event in the Isle of Man, Paris, who has been busy making his favourite trifle, has his coat thrust at her as he grunts that he’s going to see his dog, leaving her ranting: “I feel like putting the trifle over his head.”
    After arranging a romantic picnic and boat trip on a Scottish loch, he leaves her stranded in a tiny dinghy because he is annoyed, and he walks out when Athena’s christening party is in full swing, telling his wife he’s going to walk the dog.
    “When I’m low, Paris gets the brunt of it,” he says. “I don’t feel good about that.”
    Paris adds: “Tyson’s moods are on a regular up and down. It is hard to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
    “It does get on our nerves but I love him and I’m going to support him and help him.”
    But she admits she wanted to flee the marriage when his addiction and depression were at their worst.
    I’ve got a giant, 6ft 9in child. I’ll humour my husband and pretend this is normality when really, this is absolute madness.Paris Fury
    She says: “I don’t know what is worse, Tyson coming out of retirement and risking his physical health or staying in retirement and risking his mental health, because we’ve been at the bottom before. Tyson was going through the darkest time of his life.
    “He got massively overweight. The only thing he was interested in was lying in bed most of the day and drinking through the night.
    “At that point I really wanted to leave. But I thought if I left him, Tyson would go through with what he kept saying he wanted to do, which was kill himself.”
    Tyson has always been open about his fragile mental health and admits his 2019 retirement sent him to the brink.
    He says: “I’ve had a lot of dark moments thinking, ‘You’re going to end up in a padded room. You’ve lost your mind’.
    “You have thoughts of not wanting to live any more, even though you’ve got a family and kids and everything to live for.
    “Exercise for me is the key. The moment I stop exercising I go straight back to Hotel California — you can check out any time you want but you can never leave.
    “That’s mental health. It’s not IF you get unwell again, it’s when.”
    Dad John, a former boxer, agrees with Tyson’s view that regular exercise is the only thing that keeps mental illness at bay.
    He adds: “If I don’t train, I can’t function, I can’t think straight.
    “I’ve had it all my life. When I was younger we didn’t know anything about it. We thought a kick up the backside would sort it out.
    “In Tyson’s case, you could have all the fame or fortune the world has got to offer. When mental health kicks in, you can still slip 100 miles an hour to a dark place.”

    At Home With The Furys is released on Netflix on August 16.

    Nice thing in a small package
    THE touching moment Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague tell his brother Tyson and Paris they are expecting a baby is caught on camera in the reality show.
    And Tommy reveals the sweet way the influencer broke the news to him.
    Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury tell his brother Tyson and Paris they are expecting a babyCredit: NETFLIX
    Tommy reveals the sweet way the influencer broke the news to himCredit: NETFLIX
    “I came home and she had a little parcel and I thought it was a designer T-shirt or something,” he tells Tyson.
    “I thought, ‘That’s nice’ and I opened it up and it was a little baby-gro. That was it, it was a shock.”
    The couple, who met in Love Island in 2019 and had baby Bambi in January, also allowed cameras into their home for the documentary.
    Molly-Mae tells about joining the Fury family and how they have welcomed her.
    “I am the only non-traveller ‘wife’ but I’ve never felt out of place,” she says.
    “They’ve been so lovely to me and made me feel part of the family straight away.”
    Paris has nothing but praise for the 24-year-old and says she knows how daunting it can be to fit in. “Molly is a lovely girl,” she says.
    “Coming into the Fury family is intimidating because there are 6ft 9in giants walking around like it’s normal.
    “When I met Tyson they were all welcoming and I think if you come into the family and just embrace it, roll with it, you’ll get along fine.”
    She adds: “Chaos is a way of life for the Fury family. I don’t think you can impose order.”
    However, the different upbringings between the Love Island sweethearts is clear when they discuss the number of kids they want, with Tommy saying he wants ten and Molly-Mae drawing the line at three.
    She also worries about the differences ahead when it comes to raising her daughter, with Tommy insisting that, like Tyson’s children, they will be raised in the “traditional” traveller way.
    While Tyson’s oldest Venezuela left school at 11, as is customary in the community, Molly-Mae is keen for Bambi to complete her formal education.
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    “With Tommy being raised a traveller, he’s had a conversation about our child not going to school but that’s non-optional,” she says.
    “I’ve been raised differently to that and there’s no question of our child not going to school. I just hope that doesn’t cause too many rifts.”
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    Man City star Kyle Walker’s ex Lauryn Goodman becomes a mum to a baby girl again – and the dad ‘is another footballer’

    FOOTIE star Kyle Walker’s ex Lauryn Goodman has become a mum again to a baby girl and told friends she is “overjoyed”.She shares her first child — three-year-old son Kairo — with the England and Manchester City defender, 33.
    Kyle Walker’s ex Lauryn Goodman has become a mum again to a baby girl and told friends she is ‘overjoyed’Credit: BackGrid
    Lauryn has not revealed the father of her newborn, but pals believe him to be a footballer
    A source told The Sun on Sunday: ‘The baby girl is adorable. Very placid and feeding constantly’
    Lauryn, 32, has not revealed the father of her newborn, but pals believe him to be a footballer.
    She fell pregnant with Kairo in 2019 while Kyle was on a temporary split from wife Annie — the mother of his three older sons.
    Of the new arrival, a source told The Sun on Sunday: “Lauryn hasn’t said who the baby’s father is.
    “Her friends think it is a footballer and have asked her outright — but she won’t tell anybody.
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    “The baby girl is adorable. Very placid and feeding constantly.
    “She has a huge amount of hair — a full head just like Kairo had when he was born.”
    Before the arrival of her daughter, influencer and ex-Towie star Lauryn was asked if she would reveal the dad’s identity.
    She replied: “It’s not a case of revealing, but it will be known when the time is right.”
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    Lauryn also hasn’t disclosed the name of her newborn daughter.
    The source added: “She’s still trying to choose a name but is going to pick something beginning with K — just like older brother Kairo.
    “It took nearly a year before she publicly revealed Kairo’s name.
    “But she had privately decided on Kairo and had a necklace made up with the initials KW — which are the same as his dad’s — long before she made it public.
    “So I expect she won’t rush into revealing her daughter’s name either.
    “But she has asked her followers on Instagram for their thoughts about a girl’s name beginning with K.
    “Lauren is a brilliant mum.
    “She dotes on Kairo and is absolutely thrilled that this one is a little girl, one of each.”
    Lauryn was involved in a public spat with Kyle’s wife in June after Annie posted a photo on social media following Manchester City’s win in the Champions League final.
    The snap featured Kyle and their three children — Riaan, Roman and Reign — on the pitch captioned: “3 is the magic number.”
    Annie wrote: “Winning the champions league with your daddy.
    “All these memories you get to have with your daddy.
    “Nothing and no one will ever take that from you. We’ve got you 3.”
    Lauryn, who lives in Hove, East Sussex, hit back, saying that Kyle had four sons and Kairo should not be “eradicated from existence”.
    She added: “He is Kyle’s son.
    “He doesn’t just have three sons.
    “Annie needs to accept that.
    “Families come in all shapes and sizes these days, stepchildren, estranged children.
    “It is the job of the parents to act like adults and do the best for them, that’s what I try to do.
    “Annie, if you are reading this, just stop being so cruel to Kairo because our little boy has done nothing wrong and doesn’t deserve to have you so vindictively making digs at him and treating him like an outcast.”
    “When Annie got back with Kyle she knew I was pregnant.
    “If she couldn’t handle the fact he was going to have another child she should never have got back with him.”
    Annie and £150,000-a-week Kyle — a transfer target of German side Bayern Munich — have been together since they were teenagers.
    They split in 2019 after reality star Laura Brown revealed that she had romped with Kyle in his £200,000 Bentley.
    He moved out of the £3.5million family home in Cheshire and grew close to Lauryn.
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    She fell pregnant and Kairo was born in April 2020.
    Kyle and Annie then rekindled their relationship and got married in November 2021, after he proposed to her with a diamond ring.
    Lauryn shares her first child Kairo with defender KyleCredit: Tim Stewart
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    Phil Collins’ son, 18, signs deal with top football team who had no idea he was related to 72-year-old rock legend

    AUSTRIAN club WSG Tirol plan to top their league charts – after signing rock star Phil Collins’ son.The Genesis legend, 72, has five children including 18-year-old Mathew.
    Phil Collins’ son has signed for Austrian club WSG Tirol
    Phil Collins at BBC Radio 2 in 2020Credit: Getty
    The midfielder, whose mum is Collins’ Swiss ex-wife Oriane Cevey, 49, played for Hannover last season.
    However the German club’s Under-19 bosses decided to release Mathew earlier this summer.
    The teenager has now landed a deal with WSG Tirol after impressing on trial. 
    And he will hope the move propels him to football stardom Against All Odds.
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    Mathew will play for their reserve side, named WSG Tirol Juniors, in Austria’s fourth division.
    They are based at Wattens, near Innsbruck in the western Tyrol province.

    Coach Manuel Ludwiger said: “We Google the players we take on trial to find out about their past careers.
    “It was only then that we found out Mathew is Phil Collins’ son.
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    “We haven’t signed him as a publicity stunt.  It is purely down to his footballing ability.”
    Ludwiger will no doubt ask Collins Jr to Turn It On Again following an impressive performance.
    WSG Tirol announced: “Twelve new signings are taking part in our second team’s pre-season preparations.
    “Raphael Gschosser (17), Raphael Rauch (19), … Mathew Collins (18) and Aldin Jeina (18) will strengthen our midfield.”
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    When was Mason Greenwood’s baby born?

    MASON Greenwood and his girlfriend Harriet Robson have welcomed their first baby.The footballer, 21, revealed Harriet gave birth just two weeks after her baby shower.
    Mason Greenwood with his girlfriend Harriet RobsonCredit: Facebook
    When was Mason Greenwood’s baby born?
    Mason Greenwood announced the couple had welcomed their first child on July 14, 2023.
    He celebrated the birth with a touching photo on Instagram.
    The Manchester United striker, 21, posted a picture of the tiny baby’s hand in his own, with a caption saying: “11.07.23”.
    The Sun understands that 21-year-old Greenwood, capped once by England, has told his family about his marriage plans.
    When was Mason Greenwood’s pregnancy announced?
    The couple has welcomed their first child
    Earlier this month Harriet showed off her blossoming bump at a baby shower.
    The party took place on July 2.
    Who is Mason Greenwood’s girlfriend?
    Harriet is a university student who has made a name for herself working as an influencer.
    The model, from Yorkshire, has worked with major fashion brands including Fashion Nova and Pretty Little Thing.
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    The couple were previously pictured at the five-star Langham Hotel, central London, where rooms cost £600 a night. More