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      Troy Deeney says dad drove him around as a child with a bloke locked in the boot

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      THREE people made me who I am today.My mum, Emma Deeney, the strongest person I know.
      Troy Deeney says: ‘I am wary of saying I had an unhappy childhood because there were a lot of great things in it, but there was alcohol and there was ­violence’Credit: The Sun
      Deeney as a young player at WalsallCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      My dad, Paul Anthony Burke, who decided I take my mum’s surname because of his reputation around Birmingham.
      Even though my dad could be ­violent and abusive towards me and Mum and was in and out of jail most of his life, he looked after me, taught me how to be a man, how to play football and I knew he loved me and I loved him.
      Colin Hemmings is my biological father.
      He left me and Mum when I was a baby and I’ve had very little to do with him since.
      Until recently, just hearing his name made me feel angry.
      Rejection like that leaves a mark on a kid and on a man — and I’ve been trying to deal with it most of my life.

      In the period of my life when I drank too much, a decade or so ago, I thought I drank because I couldn’t deal with death
      But the root of my unhappiness actually came a lot ­earlier.
      I think of Colin Hemmings as a sperm donor. Nothing more.
      That was the only contribution he made to my life.
      And when my father passed away, from cancer at 47, who was the DJ at his wake? Colin Hemmings.
      It was incredibly weird.
      He came up to me a couple of times and I was thinking, “This is really not the time.”
      A lot of things I’ve done are because of rejection.
      I put this hard mask on, this tough guy who fights and brawls and went to prison and says the Arsenal players don’t have “cojones”, all because I don’t want to be rejected again.
      I am wary of saying I had an unhappy childhood because there were a lot of great things in it, but there was alcohol and there was ­violence.
      I was lucky because the man who I will always call “Dad” took care of me when my biological father rejected me.
      My dad was also a career ­criminal and, yes, there were ­occasions when he was violent towards Mum and me.
      Dad spent his life in and out of jail.
      When I was a young player at ­Walsall, Dad came to watch me play at Northampton Town.
      My dad could be ­violent and abusive towards me and Mum and was in and out of jail most of his life, he looked after me, taught me how to be a man, how to play football and I knew he loved me and I loved him.Troy Deeney
      When I came out of the ground he was waiting for me in a blue Mercedes.
      I knew he didn’t have a blue Mercedes.
      He didn’t have a car. He didn’t even have a licence. He had never passed his test. He had never taken his test.
      I assumed the Mercedes was ­“borrowed” but I got in and we set off down the M1.
      He had the music turned up loud and everything was cool and we chatted about the game.
      Then we stopped to get ­petrol. The music went off and I heard this banging coming from behind.
      “Don’t worry about that,” he said.
      “What do you mean?”
      “Look,” he said, “there’s someone in there but I’m going to drop him off in a bit.”
      He mentioned the name of a bloke who was a small-time drug dealer on the estate, Chelmsley Wood, eight miles east of Birmingham city centre.
      “What?”
      “He owes my pal some money so I’ve taken him on a little journey for the day,” Dad said.
      “I’ve fed him and that and he’s fine. We’ll drop him off later and I bet he pays.”
      There was me trying to make a career at Walsall and we are driving around with a bloke in the boot of the car.
      Rejection like that leaves a mark on a kid and on a man — and I’ve been trying to deal with it most of my life.Troy Deeney
      To him that was normal.
      I’ve seen him referred to as a drug dealer in some of the profiles written about me and maybe he did do a bit of that, but if he did it was only small-time.
      He sold knock-off stuff here and there, I think he probably acted as a kind of enforcer for people now and again.
      He didn’t care about the law.
      He ignored it and then, every so often, it caught up with him.
      He never wanted money. He enjoyed a tear-up. He enjoyed creating fear.
      But, despite everything, he was still my superhero. And he looked after me when I needed it.
      When my mum was 17 she worked as a carer at East Birmingham ­Hospital.
      There was a social club there and one Friday night a friend persuaded her to go to the disco there. That’s when she met Colin Hemmings.
      He was a hospital porter and a part-time DJ. He asked her to a party afterwards.
      He already had a baby with someone else but Mum didn’t know that until much later.
      After they had been going out for some time, Mum found out she was expecting me, and while she was pregnant he was offered a job as a DJ in Ibiza.
      There was me trying to make a career at Walsall and we are driving around with a bloke in the boot of the car.Troy Deeney
      Mum took me over there to see him for my first birthday but she soon found he had been ­seeing other women so she split up with him.
      I have only had two or three encounters with Colin Hemmings in my 33 years. He left my mum when she was 19 to fend for herself. That’s not a man to me.
      Has it caused me pain over the years? 100 per cent.
      I have spoken to psychologists about how that has impacted my life in regard to my children and why I used to drink so much.
      Some months later, Mum met Paul Anthony Burke at a house party.
      His way of chatting her up was taking her hand, ­putting a Rizla in her palm and making a spliff. Really romantic.
      He had only been out of jail for a few weeks after serving time for GBH.
      My dad did some bad things.
      And he did some bad things to me too but he took me on when my ­biological father didn’t want me.
      He looked after me, taught me how to play football, taught me how to defend myself, taught me right from wrong, taught me how to ride a bike, how to swim.
      Mum and Dad stayed together for eight years until eventually Mum had had enough. I don’t think it was the life of crime that wore her down, more the continued absences.
      When she tried to end the ­relationship he didn’t take it well.
      He looked after me when my biological father rejected me. He was a career criminal and he was violent. But he was still my superhero.Troy Deeney
      He told her that if she took me and my brother, Ellis, and sister, Sasha, he’d batter her in front of us. We were living at my nan’s in Stechford.
      One day, when I was nine, Mum came to pick me up from school but when I came through the gates I realised something was wrong.
      Dad was there and he was shouting and yelling. I hurried over to Mum’s car and got in the back seat with Ellis.
      She pulled away but Dad jumped in a white van and first tried to block us in then followed us, right on our back bumper the whole way.
      As we pulled up outside my nan’s, Dad leaped out of the van, ran over to our car and flung the doors open.
      He grabbed me and my brother and sister, marched us over to the van and locked us inside it.
      All we could do was stare out of the window at what was unfolding.
      Mum told me some of the rest. Dad jumped into her car and threatened her.
      He thought she had been laughing at him at the school. She had been smiling to a friend.
      Dad put his thumbs in the ­corners of her mouth and started pulling them so it stretched her face. “I’ll give you a f***ing smile,” he said.
      “You can have a Joker’s smile.”
      Then he got hold of her head and slammed it against the window. Mum’s brother, Uncle David, came out and remonstrated with Dad.
      He got out of the car and fronted up to Uncle David, who said he didn’t want to fight him.
      He grabbed me and my brother and sister, marched us over to the van and locked us inside it.Troy Deeney
      He got my mum and walked her to the house.
      It was a traumatic time for all of us.
      The council allocated us a new house.
      Mum was terrified Dad would find out where. We kept it a secret.
      About six months after they split, she went out with someone else.
      I stayed over at Nan’s with Ellis and Sasha.
      Dad came round in a taxi. He was wired, like he was hopped up on something.
      He loaded the three of us into the back. He had somehow managed to find out where we were living.
      We pulled up outside our flat.
      Mum opened the door and her expression turned to pure fear.
      He started going from room to room. “Who were you with last night?” he asked.
      “Have you spent the night on your own?”
      “Yeah, I have,” Mum said.
      “You’re a liar,” he shouted.
      He called Mum all the names under the sun. I was crying my eyes out.
      I told him to calm down but he was out of ­control.
      “I’m going to kill your mum,” he said to me and pointed to each of us kids in turn, “and then I’m going to kill you and I’m going to kill you and I’m going to kill you.”
      He began flinging punches at my mum.
      I tried to get between them and he punched me and knocked me over and hit Mum again.
      I got up and he punched me again.
      He said to Mum she had to take him back.
      Every time she said no, he hit her.
      I jumped up, getting in front and he hit me.
      That seemed to go on forever. It was mayhem
      Dad was wired. He said: ‘I’m going to kill your mum’ and pointing to us kids in turn: ‘Then I’ll kill you and I’ll kill you and I’ll kill you’Troy Deeney
      He picked Sasha up and flung her on a chair. It was mayhem.
      A friend of mine knocked on the door. That saved us.
      Dad let Mum answer the door but he was ­holding on to her hair to stop her running away.
      A woman next door called the police. They arrived quickly.
      One of the policemen pushed the door ajar.
      Dad slammed the door on his arm.
      Loads of police vehicles pulled up outside — two riot vans and four police cars, all for my dad.
      They forced their way in and ­wrestled him to the floor.
      “Look what these b******s have done to your dad,” he was saying. “All I wanted to do was see you.”
      It was an end of innocence for me. It destroyed my relationship with my dad for a few years.
      I forgave him for it but I never forgot.
      The first time he came to our house after he had beaten us up, I p***ed myself because I was so ­frightened.
      A year or so later I was chasing some kid because we’d had an argument.
      He climbed up on to a shed. As I was pulling myself up he kicked me in the face and I went flying backwards and landed hard on my elbow.
      I was in hospital for a week and every time I woke up Dad was ­sitting in the chair by my bed.
      He was there with me constantly.
      All the other stuff had gone because when I needed him most he was there.
      It was a strange dynamic. It’s probably why I’m so messed up now.

       Troy Deeney – Redemption: My Story is out on Thursday (Hamlyn, £20, ­octopusbooks.co.uk).

      Baby Troy aged oneCredit: Troy Deeney / Octopus Books
      Troy, his brother Ellis and dad Paul
      Footie star Troy’s hero is his hard-working mum Emma and he says she is the strongest person he knows
      Troy Deeney – Redemption: My Story is out on Thursday (Hamlyn, £20, ­octopusbooks.co.uk)
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      Former F1 champ Jenson Button on driving 1963 AC Cobra at Goodwood Revival

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      IF you had a classic car worth millions of pounds, you might go easy when taking it out for a spin.But Jenson Button will not be worrying about the odd dent when he races two irreplaceable motors this weekend.
      Former F1 Champ Jenson Button will be trying his hand at historic car racing for the first time at the three-day Goodwood RevivalCredit: Nick Dungan
      Goodwood Revival is a festival of classic cars and motorcycles which has been held on the Goodwood Estate for the past three decadesCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      The former F1 champ is trying his hand at historic car racing for the first time at the three-day Goodwood Revival in West Sussex, which starts tomorrow.
      Driving a Jaguar E-type and 1963 AC Cobra, he will be up against other top drivers in a Ferrari 250 GT — one of which sold for more than £30million — an Aston Martin DB3S from the 1950s and a Ford GT40, which once dominated the Le Mans 24-hour race
      Jenson, 41, told The Sun: “As a racing driver, you can’t think about damaging the car.
      “As soon as the visor closes you drive it as hard as you can.
      “You go for the win. If we are not winning we are not happy.”
      He has clearly not lost any of the love of speed which helped him become Formula One champ in 2009, in an era when F1 cars were more dangerous.

      Last weekend Jenson’s old McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton showed how car safety technology has moved on during a horror smash at the Italian Grand Prix.
      Lewis only got out of his Mercedes unscathed because of a “halo” bar around his head, after rival racer Max Verstappen’s car landed on top of him.
      Jenson said: “I didn’t have halos when I was racing.
      “A lot of people I raced against lost their lives because they didn’t have that technology.”
      But he reckons the crash will not affect how Lewis continues to compete with his rival.
      He added: “I think it’s good these two are going at it so hard, but at some point they are going to have enough respect for each other they won’t have a crash in every race.
      ‘YOU HIT THE BRAKE AND HOPE’
      “It’s great they have that fight, but we want to see them fighting on the circuit, not ending up in the gravel track.”
      Jenson is unlikely to face similar on-track aggression this weekend from his rival Goodwood drivers.
      Also racing will be comedian Rowan Atkinson, 66, in his 70-year-old Jaguar Mk VII and an 80-year-old Bentley Parkward Saloon, F1 legend Martin Brundle, 62, in a Mini and former Le Mans winner Jochen Mass, 74, in a Riley.
      Famous fans expected at the event include Howard Donald, 53, from Take That, and petrolhead AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, 73.
      Jenson is also a big fan of old motors, owning two beautiful Jaguars — a C-Type and an XK120.
      And he loves the thrill of driving without modern aids.
      He said: “It is old-school mechanical grit, which I think makes it fun. Seeing these cars on track, it is like dancing, there is a real flow to them going through the corners.”
      But there is a major downside.
      He added: “They also don’t stop, which is the worst thing and something I have to get used to.”
      In Sunday’s RAC TT Celebration race he will be driving a 1963 AC Cobra, once raced by the legendary American Shelby team that was the subject of 2019 Matt Damon movie Le Mans.
      Jenson said: “This thing, you hit the brake and hope it doesn’t get lost on the corner.”
      But first up tomorrow he will get behind the wheel of a Jaguar E-Type in the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy.
      In both races he will tag team the drive with his childhood pal Alex Buncombe.
      Alex, 40, who has raced on the Goodwood circuit several times in the past, has warned Jenson there is, “No margin for error”.
      ‘IF YOU GO OFF, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS’
      He told his mate: “It’s an old-school circuit. If you go off, it is very dangerous.”
      Fortunately, both cars have been updated with modern roll cages so they are much safer than they were in their racing heyday back in the 1960s.
      Goodwood Revival is a festival of classic cars and motorcycles which has been held on the Goodwood Estate for the past three decades.
      Visitors dress up in fashion from the 1940s to the 1960s and there will be a vintage bike ride led by Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy, 45.
      Away from the race track there is also plenty to keep the big crowds entertained, with restoration projects highlighting the value of the “make do and mend” mindset.
      The idea of saving old cars rather than sending them to the junkyard is key to the Revival.
      There will also be DJs, a classic car auction, a hot rods parade, cocktails and an air display.
      Jenson said: “The atmosphere is a big thing with the Revival and that’s what I am excited about.”
      A PRICELESS PARADE OF SECOND-HAND CARS
      Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR ‘722’
      Driven to victory by Sir Stirling Moss in Italy’s Mille Miglia in 1958, it is priceless. And its owner has said it will never be sold. It will feature in a track parade at Goodwood. Speed: 166mphCredit: Alamy
      1964 AC Cobra
      Made by British company AC Cars, the Cobra was adapted by American car designer Carroll Shelby. Under the hammer they can go for more than £1million. Speed: 183mphCredit: Alamy
      Jaguar D Type
      Designed to impress at the Le Mans 24-hour race, a version of this British racing car won in 1955. It also formed the basis of the E-Type. One sold for £16million in 2016, a record for a Jaguar. Speed: 170mphCredit: Alamy
      Aston Martin DB4GT
      One of the most collectable cars in the British mark’s illustrious history. With just 100 ever going into production, they can fetch £1million at auction. Speed: 152mphCredit: Alamy
      Ford GT40
      These cars famously took the top three places at the Le Mans endurance race in France in 1966. Collectors are willing to pay up to £8million to get their hands on the right one.Speed: 216mphCredit: Alamy
      Ferrari 250GT SWB
      The late racing legend Sir Stirling Moss once said this Italian beauty is “perhaps the greatest road car of any make”. They have sold for £7million. Speed: 166mphCredit: Alamy
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      Cristiano Ronaldo may ditch stunning girlfriend Georgina just like he did me, says Natacha Rodrigues

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      A MODEL who claims she bedded footie superstar Cristiano Ronaldo behind his stunning girlfriend’s back warned her last night: “Keep a close eye on him in Manchester or he’ll drop you like he did me.”The 36-year-old soccer legend, who makes his Manchester United return against Newcastle on Saturday,  allegedly secretly messaged Natacha Rodrigues for two months before ­bedding her, not long after he met his partner Georgina Rodriguez, 27.
      Natacha has warned Georgina that Ronaldo may ditch herCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
      Natacha said Ronaldo blocked her after they hooked up at his houseCredit: Peter Powell
      Now reality TV star Natacha, 25, has said it took her four years to get over the Portuguese forward after he blocked her from his life.
      Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, she said: “Cristiano dropped me like a brick and he could do the same to Georgina.
      “They say leopards never change their spots and professional footballers get a lot of attention from beautiful women who throw themselves at them. It will be the same in Manchester as it was in Europe.
      “Cristiano would be a great catch for anyone and Georgina must keep an eye on him if there’s to be trust between them and a future for them.”
      She added: “I was hurt by the way he dumped me by blocking me on Instagram after we slept together, and it still hurts now.
      “There’s always going to be a before and after in my life with Cristiano and the feeling there could have been more for us, even if we didn’t end up becoming boyfriend and girlfriend.”

      Man United’s £12.9million re-signing of Ronaldo — who this week became the greatest ever international goalscorer with 111 — is one of the biggest scoops in Premier League history.
      He is returning to the Reds after leaving in 2009, having made 196 appearances and scoring 84 goals during six years in Manchester.
      Today Natacha alleges that Ronaldo sent her racy texts praising her “beautiful” bottom, asking to “see it in the flesh” and handing her a baseball cap on the night of their tryst before ­messaging her: “Top secret, please.”
      She says she was first contacted by Ronaldo in 2015 when he was single after breaking up with Russian model Irina Shayk.
      Natacha sent him a snap of her bum on Instagram with the words “Enormous kiss”.
      She claims: “It was 1am and I did it as a joke. I never thought he’d reply. But at 6am he messaged me and things went from there. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t.

      “It was when I sent him a video of me twerking in my underwear that he said he wanted to see me in ­person. Cristiano always made it clear he liked my body.
      “He told me he loved my bum and wanted to see it personally.”
      When he asked the aspiring model her age and she responded that she was 21, he apparently said: “Great — brand-new with a good body.”
      Ronaldo allegedly invited Natacha to his flat in Lisbon on October 5, 2016, and later messaged, “Esse cuzinho”, which translates as: “This a**.”
      She claimed he cancelled at the last minute, saying he only had an hour to spare and wanted to be with her for longer.
      But  Natacha says he asked her to send more racy pictures, ­adding: “Send me a twerk — don’t forget.”
      Two days later he scored four goals for Portugal in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra.
      Natacha claims they  continued to message each other but it was only when the star was back in  his home town the following March   that they finally met up.
      Natacha sent him another picture of her bottom and says Ronaldo sent back a message saying: “Don’t be embarrassed. I love kissing bottoms.”
      He then “gave her the four-digit security code to his flat”.
      She alleged: “I couldn’t believe I was walking into Cristiano Ronaldo’s apartment.
      “My heart was racing but he was very nice and sweet and told me to act as if I was in my home.
      “I took my shoes off and poured myself a juice before sitting down next to him. We spoke about his apartment and where I was from.
      “I then took the lead, stood up, took down my trousers and bent over to show him my bottom. He smacked it and said he loved it.”
      Natacha, who has made a name for herself in her Portuguese homeland by appearing on a reality TV show called Love On Top, claimed to The Sun on Sunday in November 2017 how they had sex in March that year “everywhere but Cristiano’s bedroom” in his apartment overlooking Lisbon’s main boulevard Avenida da Liberdade.
      She says he then sent her the ­message: “I enjoyed it. We will see each other again one day. Top secret, please. Kisses.”
      Yet soon after, he blocked her calls and stopped all social media contact.
      It is not the first time he has faced  links to a woman whose bottom he was reportedly attracted to.
      In 2017, Brazilian “Miss BumBum” Erika Canela claimed to The Sun on Sunday how Ronaldo invited her round for dinner after chatting her up on WhatsApp.
      It came after he allegedly bedded another star of the beauty pageant, and Erika said: “Maybe he’s got a Miss BumBum fetish.”
      Natacha added that she hopes Ronaldo has now “settled down”.
      His girlfriend Georgina, who is expected to come to Manchester with him, gave birth to their daughter Alana Martina on November 12, 2017.
      The Spanish brunette is now a star in her own right, with 27million Instagram followers, while being a full-time mum to her first child and Cristiano’s three older children.
      ‘MISS BUMBUM FETISH’
      Natacha said: “I read Cristiano has re-signed for Manchester United and I’m happy for him. I think Georgina will want to and should move to ­Britain with him.
      “Despite what ­happened with us, I hope and pray they stay together and stay in love.
      “They seem to make the perfect couple and, despite everything, I think Cristiano could have changed as a person and a partner. His family has grown and he’s older and wiser.”
      Natacha confirmed she is still blocked on Instagram and has not had further contact with Ronaldo.
      She said: “Sadly, after ­people heard about my affair, I faced a social media backlash from people who didn’t like what happened and felt they could judge me.
      “My life has changed a lot since. I gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Lara Rose in January 2019 and I’m very happy.”
      And she said of Ronaldo and ­Georgina: “If they are happy together, and I’m sure they are, then I’m happy for them.
      “If Cristiano was my boyfriend I don’t think I’d trust him after what happened between us.
      “I’m just happy I’ve been a little part of his life, even though it didn’t end the way I might have wanted.”
      Natacha said her affair with Ronaldo turned her life upside downCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
      Natacha says Georgina Rodriguez will have to keep her eye on RonaldoCredit: Getty – Contributor
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      Cristiano Ronaldo may ditch Georgina just like he did me, says Natacha Rodrigues

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      A MODEL who claims she bedded footie superstar Cristiano Ronaldo behind his  stunning girlfriend’s back warned her last night: “Keep a close eye on him in Manchester or he’ll drop you like he did me.”The 36-year-old soccer legend, who makes his Manchester United return against Newcastle on Saturday,  allegedly secretly messaged Natacha Rodrigues for two months before ­bedding her, not long after he met his partner Georgina Rodriguez, 27.
      Natacha has warned Georgina that Ronaldo may ditch herCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
      Natacha said Ronaldo blocked her after they hooked up at his houseCredit: Peter Powell
      Now reality TV star Natacha, 25, has said it took her four years to get over the Portuguese forward after he blocked her from his life.
      Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, she said: “Cristiano dropped me like a brick and he could do the same to Georgina.
      “They say leopards never change their spots and professional footballers get a lot of attention from beautiful women who throw themselves at them. It will be the same in Manchester as it was in Europe.
      “Cristiano would be a great catch for anyone and Georgina must keep an eye on him if there’s to be trust between them and a future for them.”
      She added: “I was hurt by the way he dumped me by blocking me on Instagram after we slept together, and it still hurts now.
      “There’s always going to be a before and after in my life with Cristiano and the feeling there could have been more for us, even if we didn’t end up becoming boyfriend and girlfriend.”

      Man United’s £12.9million re-signing of Ronaldo — who this week became the greatest ever international goalscorer with 111 — is one of the biggest scoops in Premier League history.
      He is returning to the Reds after leaving in 2009, having made 196 appearances and scoring 84 goals during six years in Manchester.
      Today Natacha alleges that Ronaldo sent her racy texts praising her “beautiful” bottom, asking to “see it in the flesh” and handing her a baseball cap on the night of their tryst before ­messaging her: “Top secret, please.”
      She says she was first contacted by Ronaldo in 2015 when he was single after breaking up with Russian model Irina Shayk.
      Natacha sent him a snap of her bum on Instagram with the words “Enormous kiss”.
      She claims: “It was 1am and I did it as a joke. I never thought he’d reply. But at 6am he messaged me and things went from there. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t.
      ‘ENORMOUS KISS’
      “It was when I sent him a video of me twerking in my underwear that he said he wanted to see me in ­person. Cristiano always made it clear he liked my body.
      “He told me he loved my bum and wanted to see it personally.”
      When he asked the aspiring model her age and she responded that she was 21, he apparently said: “Great — brand-new with a good body.”
      Ronaldo allegedly invited Natacha to his flat in Lisbon on October 5, 2016, and later messaged, “Esse cuzinho”, which translates as: “This a**.”
      She claimed he cancelled at the last minute, saying he only had an hour to spare and wanted to be with her for longer.
      But  Natacha says he asked her to send more racy pictures, ­adding: “Send me a twerk — don’t forget.”
      Two days later he scored four goals for Portugal in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra.
      Natacha claims they  continued to message each other but it was only when the star was back in  his home town the following March   that they finally met up.
      Natacha sent him another picture of her bottom and says Ronaldo sent back a message saying: “Don’t be embarrassed. I love kissing bottoms.”
      He then “gave her the four-digit security code to his flat”.
      She alleged: “I couldn’t believe I was walking into Cristiano Ronaldo’s apartment.
      “My heart was racing but he was very nice and sweet and told me to act as if I was in my home.
      “I took my shoes off and poured myself a juice before sitting down next to him. We spoke about his apartment and where I was from.
      “I then took the lead, stood up, took down my trousers and bent over to show him my bottom. He smacked it and said he loved it.”
      Natacha, who has made a name for herself in her Portuguese homeland by appearing on a reality TV show called Love On Top, claimed to The Sun on Sunday in November 2017 how they had sex in March that year “everywhere but Cristiano’s bedroom” in his apartment overlooking Lisbon’s main boulevard Avenida da Liberdade.
      She says he then sent her the ­message: “I enjoyed it. We will see each other again one day. Top secret, please. Kisses.”
      Yet soon after, he blocked her calls and stopped all social media contact.
      It is not the first time he has faced  links to a woman whose bottom he was reportedly attracted to.
      In 2017, Brazilian “Miss BumBum” Erika Canela claimed to The Sun on Sunday how Ronaldo invited her round for dinner after chatting her up on WhatsApp.
      It came after he allegedly bedded another star of the beauty pageant, and Erika said: “Maybe he’s got a Miss BumBum fetish.”
      Natacha added that she hopes Ronaldo has now “settled down”.
      His girlfriend Georgina, who is expected to come to Manchester with him, gave birth to their daughter Alana Martina on November 12, 2017.
      The Spanish brunette is now a star in her own right, with 27million Instagram followers, while being a full-time mum to her first child and Cristiano’s three older children.
      ‘MISS BUMBUM FETISH’
      Natacha said: “I read Cristiano has re-signed for Manchester United and I’m happy for him. I think Georgina will want to and should move to ­Britain with him.
      “Despite what ­happened with us, I hope and pray they stay together and stay in love.
      “They seem to make the perfect couple and, despite everything, I think Cristiano could have changed as a person and a partner. His family has grown and he’s older and wiser.”
      Natacha confirmed she is still blocked on Instagram and has not had further contact with Ronaldo.
      She said: “Sadly, after ­people heard about my affair, I faced a social media backlash from people who didn’t like what happened and felt they could judge me.
      “My life has changed a lot since. I gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Lara Rose in January 2019 and I’m very happy.”
      And she said of Ronaldo and ­Georgina: “If they are happy together, and I’m sure they are, then I’m happy for them.
      “If Cristiano was my boyfriend I don’t think I’d trust him after what happened between us.
      “I’m just happy I’ve been a little part of his life, even though it didn’t end the way I might have wanted.”
      Natacha said her affair with Ronaldo turned her life upside downCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
      Natacha says Georgina Rodriguez will have to keep her eye on RonaldoCredit: Getty – Contributor
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      It’s a lucky escape for Mrs Kane… Man City ruined my marriage, says Riyad Mahrez’s former wife Rita Johal

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      THE ex-wife of Man City ace Riyad Mahrez has claimed he turned his back on her and their family after signing for the club.Today singer Rita Johal says the winger, who earns £160,000 a week, transformed from a down-to-earth dad who shopped in Asda into a “big head” after his move from Leicester City.
      Rita said: ‘Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape’Credit: Nick Obank – The Sun
      Rita said: ‘It was 2014 and I didn’t have a clue who he was. He wasn’t a big name then’Credit: Instagram
      And she thinks England ace Harry Kane’s wife Kate should breathe a sigh of relief now that his £160million transfer to Man City has collapsed.
      Rita, 28, exclusively told The Sun on Sunday: “I can’t comment on other people’s lives but moving there changed my husband.
      “Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape. Others should be careful.
      “Riyad let fame go to his head. He changed when he went to Manchester City.
      “But a footballer’s career is short-lived.
      “They should remain grounded and loyal to those they care for, even when they have moved up to a bigger club, because when it’s all over they will realise who’s truly there.”
      Rita told how she changed her faith for Muslim Riyad, stopped drinking alcohol and accepted a quiet life with the star when she first met him seven years ago.
      But when he moved north for £60million in 2018, she says Riyad, 30, turned cold towards her.

      Now he has moved on and is engaged to influencer Taylor Ward.
      Rita said: “The Riyad I met is a different person to the one he is now. He parties, he acts like a flash footballer.
      “I don’t hate him, that’s a strong word, but I am shocked and saddened by what he has done.
      “He suddenly left me, blaming the pressures of playing at Manchester City.
      “Now he spends all his time jetting around the place on holiday without a care in the world.”
      Rita, who has worked as a film extra in Kingsman: The Secret Service, and Cinderella, was walking in Oxford Street in her home city of London when Riyad tapped on her shoulder.
      She said: “It was 2014 and I didn’t have a clue who he was. He wasn’t a big name then.
      “But he was charming and I liked him. He was lovely to me, constantly telling me I was beautiful, asking about my life, making me feel special.
      “He said he loved me and wanted me to have his children.”
      The pair became inseparable and just four months later they married in a secret ceremony.
      Rita said: “We had a small wedding at home.
      “I loved him, I wanted to do that. I changed the way I was for him. I changed my faith.
      “I stopped drinking, as he didn’t drink. I loved his values. And I wanted a solid family life.
      “I wanted us to be strong together like my own parents and he felt the same way.
      “Our wedding was low key at home with two priests and our close family.
      “We were madly in love and we wanted to be together for ever.”
      They went on to have daughter Inaya in 2015.
      During the pregnancy, Rita suffered such bad pre-eclampsia she feared she would die and was wary of trying to have another child.
      But a year later the couple ­­welcomed a second daughter, Ayla.
      She said: “I was terrified about having more children but Riyad really wanted us to extend our family. I was scared but he kept reassuring me everything would be OK. We were overjoyed when Ayla was born.
      “At first we were just a normal family.
      “Riyad wasn’t flash. Yes, he was a footballer, but we were just your regular couple with our two little girls.
      “He went and played football, I was a stay-at-home mum. We would watch films together.”
      But in July 2018, Manchester City confirmed his signing on a five-year contract. The transfer fee of £60million made him the club’s then most expensive player.
      Rita says that is when their lives changed completely. Rita, now living in Beaconsfield, Bucks, said: “The loving, humble and caring Riyad disappeared.
      “He started to believe his own hype. He had yes men who told him what he wanted to hear. I started to see the change in him.
      “He stopped asking me how my day went and what I was going to do.
      “I think I became the boring wife at home and he had this glitzy lifestyle away from me.
      “He started to just ignore me.
      “Obviously I asked what was going on and he would say, ‘I am pressured, it is the football, I am stressed’.”
      Things went downhill further until the Manchester City ace moved out of the family home in 2019.
      Rita says: “It got worse and worse. Eventually he moved into our spare room.
      “And then one day he left and checked into a hotel.
      “He just left the family. He left us — he chose a new life.
      “I begged him to come home. He said he couldn’t because he felt so pressured because of football.
      “The truth is he was bored. It was dreadful for me.
      “His fans bullied me online and I felt like a failure.
      Rita and Riyad in happier times at the BT Sport Awards in 2017Credit: Splash News
      Riyad and Rita celebrate with the Premier League trophyCredit: Getty – Contributor
      “For a long time I didn’t have the strength to speak about it.
      “And then when I did, because I had publicised the fact he had walked out, I was the one accused of cheating.
      “There was a huge backlash on social media and I was bullied again, even though in my eyes I was the victim.”
      Last February Riyad started dating Taylor Ward, the daughter of Real Housewives Of Cheshire stars Dawn and Ashley Ward, himself a former footballer.
      Taylor, 23, moved into his luxury flat in December last year and earlier this year they bought a £2million home in Cheshire.
      And in June, the Algeria national team captain proposed with a £400,000 custom-made engagement ring.
      Rita, who is now dating 28-year-old music producer Fumez The Engineer, said: “I found out that he was going out with Taylor via Instagram, because people kept tagging me in photos of him.
      “He didn’t have the decency to tell the mother of his children that he had a new partner.
      “I found out that he was engaged to Taylor on Instagram too. I wish him all the happiness there is but he appears to live a different lifestyle now.
      “He stopped talking to me for a long time after he left. I don’t know why. I did nothing wrong.
      “He will mainly talk via my mum, which is ridiculous. It’s hurtful.
      “I just hope once the glitz of football has gone he doesn’t live to regret it.”
      Riyad and fiancée Taylor with a £400,000 ringCredit: Instagram
      Riyad in action playing for Man CityCredit: Getty
      England ace Harry Kane is now remaining at Spurs, pictured with wife KateCredit: Rex
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      It’s a lucky escape for Mrs Kane… Man City ruined my marriage, says Riyad Mahrez’s ex-wife Rita Johal

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      THE ex-wife of Man City ace Riyad Mahrez has claimed he turned his back on her and their family after signing for the club.Today singer Rita Johal says the winger, who earns £160,000 a week, transformed from a down-to-earth dad who shopped in Asda into a “big head” after his move from Leicester City.
      Rita said: ‘Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape’Credit: Nick Obank – The Sun
      Rita said: ‘It was 2014 and I didn’t have a clue who he was. He wasn’t a big name then’Credit: Instagram
      And she thinks England ace Harry Kane’s wife Kate should breathe a sigh of relief now that his £160million transfer to Man City has collapsed.
      Rita, 28, exclusively told The Sun on Sunday: “I can’t comment on other people’s lives but moving there changed my husband.
      “Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape. Others should be careful.
      “Riyad let fame go to his head. He changed when he went to Manchester City.
      “But a footballer’s career is short-lived.
      “They should remain grounded and loyal to those they care for, even when they have moved up to a bigger club, because when it’s all over they will realise who’s truly there.”
      Rita told how she changed her faith for Muslim Riyad, stopped drinking alcohol and accepted a quiet life with the star when she first met him seven years ago.
      But when he moved north for £60million in 2018, she says Riyad, 30, turned cold towards her.

      Now he has moved on and is engaged to influencer Taylor Ward.
      Rita said: “The Riyad I met is a different person to the one he is now. He parties, he acts like a flash footballer.
      “I don’t hate him, that’s a strong word, but I am shocked and saddened by what he has done.
      “He suddenly left me, blaming the pressures of playing at Manchester City.
      “Now he spends all his time jetting around the place on holiday without a care in the world.”
      Rita, who has worked as a film extra in Kingsman: The Secret Service, and Cinderella, was walking in Oxford Street in her home city of London when Riyad tapped on her shoulder.
      She said: “It was 2014 and I didn’t have a clue who he was. He wasn’t a big name then.
      “But he was charming and I liked him. He was lovely to me, constantly telling me I was beautiful, asking about my life, making me feel special.
      “He said he loved me and wanted me to have his children.”
      The pair became inseparable and just four months later they married in a secret ceremony.
      Rita said: “We had a small wedding at home.
      “I loved him, I wanted to do that. I changed the way I was for him. I changed my faith.
      “I stopped drinking, as he didn’t drink. I loved his values. And I wanted a solid family life.
      “I wanted us to be strong together like my own parents and he felt the same way.
      “Our wedding was low key at home with two priests and our close family.
      “We were madly in love and we wanted to be together for ever.”
      They went on to have daughter Inaya in 2015.
      During the pregnancy, Rita suffered such bad pre-eclampsia she feared she would die and was wary of trying to have another child.
      But a year later the couple ­­welcomed a second daughter, Ayla.
      She said: “I was terrified about having more children but Riyad really wanted us to extend our family. I was scared but he kept reassuring me everything would be OK. We were overjoyed when Ayla was born.
      “At first we were just a normal family.
      “Riyad wasn’t flash. Yes, he was a footballer, but we were just your regular couple with our two little girls.
      “He went and played football, I was a stay-at-home mum. We would watch films together.”
      But in July 2018, Manchester City confirmed his signing on a five-year contract. The transfer fee of £60million made him the club’s then most expensive player.
      Rita says that is when their lives changed completely. Rita, now living in Beaconsfield, Bucks, said: “The loving, humble and caring Riyad disappeared.
      “He started to believe his own hype. He had yes men who told him what he wanted to hear. I started to see the change in him.
      “He stopped asking me how my day went and what I was going to do.
      “I think I became the boring wife at home and he had this glitzy lifestyle away from me.
      “He started to just ignore me.
      “Obviously I asked what was going on and he would say, ‘I am pressured, it is the football, I am stressed’.”
      Things went downhill further until the Manchester City ace moved out of the family home in 2019.
      Rita says: “It got worse and worse. Eventually he moved into our spare room.
      “And then one day he left and checked into a hotel.
      “He just left the family. He left us — he chose a new life.
      “I begged him to come home. He said he couldn’t because he felt so pressured because of football.
      “The truth is he was bored. It was dreadful for me.
      “His fans bullied me online and I felt like a failure.
      Rita and Riyad in happier times at the BT Sport Awards in 2017Credit: Splash News
      Riyad and Rita celebrate with the Premier League trophyCredit: Getty – Contributor
      “For a long time I didn’t have the strength to speak about it.
      “And then when I did, because I had publicised the fact he had walked out, I was the one accused of cheating.
      “There was a huge backlash on social media and I was bullied again, even though in my eyes I was the victim.”
      Last February Riyad started dating Taylor Ward, the daughter of Real Housewives Of Cheshire stars Dawn and Ashley Ward, himself a former footballer.
      Taylor, 23, moved into his luxury flat in December last year and earlier this year they bought a £2million home in Cheshire.
      And in June, the Algeria national team captain proposed with a £400,000 custom-made engagement ring.
      Rita, who is now dating 28-year-old music producer Fumez The Engineer, said: “I found out that he was going out with Taylor via Instagram, because people kept tagging me in photos of him.
      “He didn’t have the decency to tell the mother of his children that he had a new partner.
      “I found out that he was engaged to Taylor on Instagram too. I wish him all the happiness there is but he appears to live a different lifestyle now.
      “He stopped talking to me for a long time after he left. I don’t know why. I did nothing wrong.
      “He will mainly talk via my mum, which is ridiculous. It’s hurtful.
      “I just hope once the glitz of football has gone he doesn’t live to regret it.”
      Riyad and fiancée Taylor with a £400,000 ringCredit: Instagram
      Riyad in action playing for Man CityCredit: Getty
      England ace Harry Kane is now remaining at Spurs, pictured with wife KateCredit: Rex
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      It’s a lucky escape for Mrs Kane… Man City ruined my marriage, says Riyad Mahrez’s ex Rita Johal

      by

      THE ex-wife of Man City star Riyad Mahrez has claimed he turned his back on her and their family after signing for the club.Today singer Rita Johal says the winger, who earns £160,000 a week, transformed from a down-to-earth dad who shopped in Asda into a “big head” after his move from Leicester City.
      Rita said: ‘Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape’Credit: Nick Obank – The Sun
      Rita said: ‘It was 2014 and I didn’t have a clue who he was. He wasn’t a big name then’Credit: Instagram
      And she thinks England ace Harry Kane’s wife Kate should breathe a sigh of relief now that his £160million transfer to Man City has collapsed.
      Rita, 28, exclusively told The Sun on Sunday: “I can’t comment on other people’s lives but moving there changed my husband.
      “Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape. Others should be careful.
      “Riyad let fame go to his head. He changed when he went to Manchester City.
      “But a footballer’s career is short-lived.
      “They should remain grounded and loyal to those they care for, even when they have moved up to a bigger club, because when it’s all over they will realise who’s truly there.”
      Rita told how she changed her faith for Muslim Riyad, stopped drinking alcohol and accepted a quiet life with the star when she first met him seven years ago.
      But when he moved north for £60million in 2018, she says Riyad, 30, turned cold towards her.

      Now he has moved on and is engaged to influencer Taylor Ward.
      Rita said: “The Riyad I met is a different person to the one he is now. He parties, he acts like a flash footballer.
      “I don’t hate him, that’s a strong word, but I am shocked and saddened by what he has done.
      “He suddenly left me, blaming the pressures of playing at Manchester City.
      “Now he spends all his time jetting around the place on holiday without a care in the world.”
      Rita, who has worked as a film extra in Kingsman: The Secret Service, and Cinderella, was walking in Oxford Street in her home city of London when Riyad tapped on her shoulder.
      She said: “It was 2014 and I didn’t have a clue who he was. He wasn’t a big name then.
      “But he was charming and I liked him. He was lovely to me, constantly telling me I was beautiful, asking about my life, making me feel special.
      “He said he loved me and wanted me to have his children.”
      The pair became inseparable and just four months later they married in a secret ceremony.
      Rita said: “We had a small wedding at home.
      “I loved him, I wanted to do that. I changed the way I was for him. I changed my faith.
      “I stopped drinking, as he didn’t drink. I loved his values. And I wanted a solid family life.
      “I wanted us to be strong together like my own parents and he felt the same way.
      “Our wedding was low key at home with two priests and our close family.
      “We were madly in love and we wanted to be together for ever.”
      They went on to have daughter Inaya in 2015.
      During the pregnancy, Rita suffered such bad pre-eclampsia she feared she would die and was wary of trying to have another child.
      But a year later the couple ­­welcomed a second daughter, Ayla.
      She said: “I was terrified about having more children but Riyad really wanted us to extend our family. I was scared but he kept reassuring me everything would be OK. We were overjoyed when Ayla was born.
      “At first we were just a normal family.
      “Riyad wasn’t flash. Yes, he was a footballer, but we were just your regular couple with our two little girls.
      “He went and played football, I was a stay-at-home mum. We would watch films together.”
      But in July 2018, Manchester City confirmed his signing on a five-year contract. The transfer fee of £60million made him the club’s then most expensive player.
      Rita says that is when their lives changed completely. Rita, now living in Beaconsfield, Bucks, said: “The loving, humble and caring Riyad disappeared.
      “He started to believe his own hype. He had yes men who told him what he wanted to hear. I started to see the change in him.
      “He stopped asking me how my day went and what I was going to do.
      “I think I became the boring wife at home and he had this glitzy lifestyle away from me.
      “He started to just ignore me.
      “Obviously I asked what was going on and he would say, ‘I am pressured, it is the football, I am stressed’.”
      Things went downhill further until the Manchester City ace moved out of the family home in 2019.
      Rita says: “It got worse and worse. Eventually he moved into our spare room.
      “And then one day he left and checked into a hotel.
      “He just left the family. He left us — he chose a new life.
      “I begged him to come home. He said he couldn’t because he felt so pressured because of football.
      “The truth is he was bored. It was dreadful for me.
      “His fans bullied me online and I felt like a failure.
      Rita and Riyad in happier times at the BT Sport Awards in 2017Credit: Splash News
      Riyad and Rita celebrate with the Premier League trophyCredit: Getty – Contributor
      “For a long time I didn’t have the strength to speak about it.
      “And then when I did, because I had publicised the fact he had walked out, I was the one accused of cheating.
      “There was a huge backlash on social media and I was bullied again, even though in my eyes I was the victim.”
      Last February Riyad started dating Taylor Ward, the daughter of Real Housewives Of Cheshire stars Dawn and Ashley Ward, himself a former footballer.
      Taylor, 23, moved into his luxury flat in December last year and earlier this year they bought a £2million home in Cheshire.
      And in June, the Algeria national team captain proposed with a £400,000 custom-made engagement ring.
      Rita, who is now dating 28-year-old music producer Fumez The Engineer, said: “I found out that he was going out with Taylor via Instagram, because people kept tagging me in photos of him.
      “He didn’t have the decency to tell the mother of his children that he had a new partner.
      “I found out that he was engaged to Taylor on Instagram too. I wish him all the happiness there is but he appears to live a different lifestyle now.
      “He stopped talking to me for a long time after he left. I don’t know why. I did nothing wrong.
      “He will mainly talk via my mum, which is ridiculous. It’s hurtful.
      “I just hope once the glitz of football has gone he doesn’t live to regret it.”
      Riyad and fiancée Taylor with a £400,000 ringCredit: Instagram
      Riyad in action playing for Man CityCredit: Getty
      England ace Harry Kane is now remaining at Spurs, pictured with wife KateCredit: Rex
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      After Jack Grealish’s dodgy trousers with Ellie Brown – here’s other footballers’ WORST outfits

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      JACK Grealish has hit the big time with his £100million transfer to Man City making him the priciest English player ever – but as the 25-year-old showed, he can still look like he’s wearing jumble sale cast-offs.But dodgy fashion is all part of the game.
      Jack Grealish wore some daring trousers on a night out with Ellie BrownCredit: AaronParfitt
      Sun stylist and TalkSport fashion expert Abby McHale calls foul on footie’s outfit outrages, dishing out yellow cards for mild offenders and red for the worst.
      RED CARD
      Tom Davies is known for his OTT looks but this was too muchCredit: Getty
      WHERE to begin . . .  Everton player Tom Davies is known for his OTT looks but I wonder if he might not have realised that he had stepped out in his dressing gown on this particular day.
      Maybe he couldn’t see straight through his sepia-tinted specs.
      Tom may love fashion but he has scored an own goal with this odd outfit from the dressing- up box.

      YELLOW CARD
      Glen Hoddle and Chris Waddle’s style hasn’t stood the test of timeCredit: Jon Bond -The Sun
      GLENN HODDLE and his Spurs and England teammate Chris Waddle wore wet-look jackets with mullet hairstyles in the photoshoot for their Diamond Lights single in 1987.
      Sadly their style has not stood the test of time – and nor has their music.
      YELLOW CARD
      Gareth Bale’s cut-off jeans weren’t even the worst thing about this outfitCredit: Solarpix
      IT seems Gareth Bale got dressed from the wrong ward-robe on this day back in 2013 when he chose a white cardigan, cut-off pedal pusher-style jeans and a man bag.
      Gareth, then 24, may have been preened to perfection – just look at those sideburns – after returning to his hotel following a training session for Real Madrid, but this outfit is in a white state.
      RED CARD
      Graelish and Paul Gascoigne share a flamboyant fashion senseCredit: Rex
      WHILE Jack Grealish has been compared to Paul Gascoigne for his natural flair on the pitch, it seems they share a taste for flamboyant fashion, too.
      Check out this garish suit that Gazza wore in 1996. He may have been playing for Glasgow Rangers at the time – but that doesn’t excuse him dressing up like a bagpipe.
      YELLOW CARD
      Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and Jamie Redknapp were dubbed the Liverpool Spice Boys for these jacketsCredit: Getty
      THEY might look like the Men from Del Monte, but Liverpool’s hottest players Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and Jamie Redknapp bravely wore these white Armani suits to the 1996 FA Cup final against Manchester United – and were dubbed the Liverpool Spice Boys.
      What a fashion statement. And then they went on to lose the match 1-0 and became a laughing stock.
      RED CARD
      Oli McBurnie’s tracksuit was made worse by being tucked into knee-length socks
      IT’S not just top-tier players who try to push the fashion boundaries, as Sheffield United star Oli McBurnie shows in this brown tracksuit with primary blue and red chevrons across it.
      He ought to pull his socks up when it comes to his outfit choices . . .  but not literally, like he has done here.
      RED CARD
      Wayne Rooney took short shorts to a whole new level in 2003
      WAYNE ROONEY showed the thigh is the limit with these short shorts, sucking on an extremely large lollipop while on holiday with Coleen in 2003.
      OK, he was only 17, but he looked more like a baby than a pro footballer.
      The only player to make two appearances in our fashion faux pas hall of fame, his dress sense has matured slightly, now that he is Derby’s manager.
      RED CARD
      Ashley Cole was no angel in an all-frills white suitCredit: Getty
      APPEARING with his then wife Cheryl at a National Lottery photocall back in 2006, Ashley Cole looked like he’d fallen from heaven in this all-white ensemble, with buttoned-down shirt, frills and a heart necklace.
      But sadly Ashley was no angel in the marriage, and the dynamic dressing duo split soon afterwards.
      RED CARD
      You wouldn’t know Paul Pogba was worth £90m in this outfitCredit: BackGrid
      YOU wouldn’t think Man United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba is worth around £90million when you see him in this outfit. Maybe it was spitting and the 28-year-old was sheltering from the rain – he was up north, after all, watching his teammates play Wigan in the FA Cup.
      My advice, if you’re living north of Watford Gap – invest in a brolly.
      RED CARD
      Hector Bellerin’s fashion experiment didn’t quite pay off two years agoCredit: Getty
      TOO cool for school, Arsenal’s Spanish defender Hector Bellerin often experiments with his clothing.
      However, here he looks like a cross between an extra in The Matrix and Zoolander.
      Maybe he ought to stick to what he knows best – while in a footie strip.
      YELLOW CARD
      The 2005 Man Utd squad didn’t look like a team of millionaire playersCredit: Eamon and James Clarke
      LOOKING like a sad Blazin’ Squad tribute act, the 2005 Manchester United team certainly didn’t seem like millionaire footballers – hands in pockets and wearing their stone-washed denims.
      We all have those fashion crossroads in life and at least Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes have improved their clobber since, regularly suited and booted as TV pundits.
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