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      We can see you sneaking back as EFL clubs are the first to welcome up to 2,000 supporters into their stadiums this week

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      EFL clubs will be the first to welcome fans back through their turnstiles on Wednesday.
      And those lucky to get tickets are urged to help make the evening a resounding success and send a clear message to the government … watching football outdoors is safe.

      Fans will be allowed back into stadiums at a social distance this week

      Luton, Wycombe, Shrewsbury, Charlton, Cambridge and Carlisle will all play in front of crowds.
      But while this is exciting for fans that haven’t seen their clubs play in the flesh since February or March, most teams will make a LOSS welcoming them back.
      It has been incorrectly assumed the return of supporters will give cash-strapped clubs outside the Premier League a financial boost.
      But not all of them will get the go-ahead to host the 2,000 fans allowed in tier two areas by their local Safety Advisory Group and the costs of hiring staff and adapting stadiums for social distancing will cost more than any gate revenue generated.

      Cambridge United were one of the clubs to pilot return of fans in September
      Although profits will finally be made, once their area is moved into tier one by the government, allowing them up to 4,000 supporters.
      Some SAG authorities prefer clubs to stage smaller pilot events first before granting them permission to allow larger numbers – while others do not.
      Championship sides Luton and Wycombe will be hosting just 1,000 fans for their games against Norwich and Stoke respectively.
      But Brentford, who have not held a trial event, will be allowed 2,000 for the first match at their new Kew Bridge ground in front of supporters against Blackburn on Saturday.

      League One clubs Charlton and Shrewsbury – along with League Two sides Carlisle and Cambridge – staged pilots in September so have been given the all-clear.
      The costs of staging games in front of socially-distanced crowds are high.For example, the Chairboys will be required to recruit a whopping 65 stewards – one for every FIFTEEN fans – as well as hire portable loos and pay for their Adams Park stadium to be deep cleaned before and after the matches.
      Cambridge must have 91 stewards for their game with Mansfield – one for every 22 supporters.
      However, there is a general consensus that making a loss now is a price worth paying.

      Carlisle’s Brunton Park are ready for 2,000 fans for the visit of Salford
      Wycombe spokesman Matt Cecil told me: “This is the first season in the Championship in our history and no-one has seen us kick a ball at that level in the flesh yet.
      “We’ll be letting in the first 1,000 people who bought season tickets in good faith expecting to see football in October.”
      Carlisle chief executive Nigel Clibbens added: “We did a pilot against Southend as a stepping stone to larger crowds and expect that to be the case again here as we edge towards increasing to 3,000, 4,000, etc.
      “It’s important clubs don’t jump from having no fans to 2,000 without testing it first.

      WHAT THE GUIDELINES SAY …

      At all times observe two metre distancing & avoid any close contact with anyone outside your social bubble
      Arrive earlier than you would usually to allow time for entry procedures to take place
      Your temperature may be taken and you could be refused entry if it is too high
      Try to remain in your allocated seat or spot on the terrace wherever possible throughout
      Maintain good hand hygiene by using sanitiser dispensers provided and avoid touching your face, handles and railings whenever possible
      Always cover your mouth if you are to cough or sneeze and wear a face covering throughout
      When passing other spectators avoid face-to-face contact with others by passing back-to-back
      Take care when singing, chanting or celebrating. Avoid hugs, handshakes and high fives with anyone outside your social bubble
      Above all enjoy the match, have fun – but stay safe and don’t put your or others’ health at risk

      “Lower down the pyramid, a lot of the restrictions you must adhere to are not easily dealt with.
      “For example, there are rules on how many toilets you must have in a certain area and the space needed for entry and exit aisles to get fans in and out. You can plan it but until you see how fans move you don’t know.
      “After our trial game, we were able to see pinch points that were causing us problems and how people would react to wearing facial coverings but in the end that didn’t prove a problem.
      “We found people would stay put for enough space before they left the ground at the end. So there was a lot of self-policing.”
      Fans will be required to wear face coverings throughout, unless medically exempt.
      Cambridge will be unable to stage games in front of more than 2,000 regardless whether the city is in tier one or two due to the logistics of implementing social distancing at the Abbey Stadium.

      Facial coverings must be worn throughout the entire time spent in grounds
      The U’s – along with Charlton – worked in September with crowd experts Movement Strategies, who helped with their planning.
      Chief executive Ian Maher says the club will be offering tickets to their 1,535 season ticket holders first – bar the 31 who live in tier three – and the remainder will be put on general sale.
      But he is urging supporters who can’t make it to let the club know so they can reallocate tickets.
      He said: “We want a full 2,000 in so our slogan is, ‘Don’t waste a space.’”Wycombe, meanwhile, will allow their season ticket holders to reallocate their places to a mate.

      Fans are being urged to turn up to games earlier than normal as it is likely to take longer to get them in.
      The Chairboys say there will organise staggered arrival times while fans may be asked to remain in their parked cars before being allowed to proceed to the entrance to avoid crowding.
      Temperature checks will be taken before entry while some clubs will be unable to provide food and drink – but some like Wycombe will allow supporters to bring their own.
      Fans will be socially distanced or placed into bubbles on the terraces.Wycombe will not open their terracing on Wednesday but hope to for the visit of Coventry on December 12.

      Fans are asked not to hug, high five or shake hands with anyone outside their social bubble
      And they plan to paint dots on the terracing and will ask supporters to find a vacant one and remain there throughout the match.
      Fans are not allowed to make any close contact with anyone outside their household bubble – such as hugging, high fiving or shaking hands.
      And, in the EFL’s code of conduct, fans are asked to “take care when singing, chanting or celebrating.”
      Government concerns about how fans travel to and from games on public transport were found to be unfounded during the EFL’s pilot matches.
      Research by the University of Edinburgh – who surveyed supporters – found that 90 per cent walked or travelled by car and adhered to all government Covid safety guidelines.
      Until we get on top of this wretched virus, going to matches will not be the same experience as it once was.
      But finally there is light at the end of the tunnel.

      It’s not a fair Klopp for the EFL, Jurgen

      LET’S put Jurgen Klopp’s rant into the perspective of the real world.
      While the Liverpool boss moans about fixture scheduling, lower league clubs are having to also deal with short turnaround in matches with smaller squads. And those teams, inching closer to financial disaster, are STILL awaiting the promised Premier League rescue package.

      Thomas Frank is happy in Legoland
      BRENTFORD had a hilarious comeback after being trolled by West London rivals QPR ahead of their game on Friday night.
      The Rs tweeted: “Friday night from the Lego Brentford Community Stadium.”
      After their 2-1 win, the Bees replied by tweeting a picture out of a Lego man’s head smiling.

      Brentford staged a great comeback for the trolls of London rivals QPR

      Potty-mouthed Paunovic swears to secrecy

      READING boss Veljko Paunovic was asked by journalists about his fiery exchange with Bristol City opposite number Dean Holden.
      He said: “What happens on the touchline stays on the touchline.”Er, not while there are no fans, Veljko.We all heard you shout at him: “Shut the f**k up!”Don’t worry, your secret is safe with a group of hacks!

      Auntie doesn’t like handbags
      ROUND of applause to the BBC for suspending local football pundit Steve Thompson for using the word “hangbags” during Lincoln’s recent 0-0 draw with Accrington Stanley.
      Notwithstanding that in the Collins dictionary it defines handbags as “an incident in which people, especially sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm.”A few loony politically-correct snowflakes complained to ‘Auntie’ apparently. So what? Tell them to get a life. More

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      Mike Tyson’s face tattoo and other designs meaning from communist heads to former tennis champ and ex-wife he cheated on

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      OVER the years, Mike Tyson has enjoyed getting inked up.
      Memorably, his most famous tattoo is his tribal design etched on the left side of his head.

      Mike Tyson has six tattoos, including his infamous face inkCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      However, that could’ve been something completely different had the slugger had his way – read below.
      In total, ‘Iron Mike’  – who makes his comeback this Saturday – has six tattoos – but what are they and what do they all mean?
      Let SunSport walk you through Tyson’s body art.
      What does Mike Tyson’s tribal face tattoo mean?
      In 2003, Mike, 53, went under the needle of renowned tattoo artist Victor Whitmill.

      Originally, he wanted his face to be covered in heart tattoos – so he would be recognised as ‘The Man of hearts.’
      However, Whitmill strongly advised against that idea and instead gave him the tribal design.
      In the 2008 documentary ‘Tyson’ the former heavyweight champ says it represents his ‘warrior status.’ You wouldn’t argue with him.
      In popular culture, it featured in The Hangover film – which Tyson starred in – on the face of dentist, Stu Price.

      In 2003, Tyson got this tribal tattoo on his faceCredit: Reuters

      Originally, Tyson wanted hearts on his face but the tattoo artist refusedCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Why did he get a Chairman Mao tattoo?
      On Tyson’s right bicep, is a tattoo of Chinese communist revolutionary, Mao Zedong.
      When he was in prison serving time for rape, the fearsome puncher was said to have read up on Zedong’s politics and identified with them.
      He wanted to feel less shallow, and is also said to keep a collection of ‘Chairman Mao’s’ writings.
      Tyson got the tattoo in tribute to his new inspiration.

      On Tyson’s right bicep is ink of Chairman MaoCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong inspired Tyson when he was in prisonCredit: Rex Features
      What about Che Guevara?
      Tyson went one further than any East End hipster who may wear the image of the Argentine Marxist revolutionary on a T-shirt.
      He got a tattoo of Che Guevara on his ribcage – complete with his famous beret.
      Tyson was once asked why he decided on having Guevara tattoed on his body.
      He said: “Che Guevara is an incredible individual. He had so much, but sacrificed it all for the benefit of other people.”

      Che Guevara is inked on Tyson’s ribcageCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

      Tyson reveres Guevara for sacrificing all for the good of the peopleCredit: Allsport
      The ex-wife
      When you love someone so much, it’s only natural that you want to show the world.
      Tyson did just that with his ex-wife Monica Turner by getting her face tattooed on the left side of his forearm.
      They married in 1997, but were divorced in 2002 after Turner claimed adultery during their five-year marriage.

      Tyson has a tattoo of ex-wife Monica TurnerCredit: Heinz Kluetmeier

      Tyson and Turner split in 2002Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      Monica Turner and Mike Tyson together in happier timesCredit: Reuters
      Dragon
      On his right forearm, Tyson boasts a rather fetching dragon tattoo.
      He hasn’t ever commented on it, but in Chinese culture the dragon represents strength, wisdom and freedom.
      It’s the most popular creature that’s requested at tattoo studios, but we wouldn’t knock Mike for authenticity.

      Next to his Chairman Mao tattoo is this fetching dragon on his right forearmCredit: Rex Features
      Arthur Ashe
      What on earth?
      Now, Tyson didn’t strike us as a tennis fan. But he does have the three-time Grand Slam winner Arthur Ashe on his right shoulder.
      Scribbled above the image are the words, ‘DAYS OF GRACE’.

      Outside of sport, Ashe was well known for supporting social causes and set up the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of Aids.
      Tyson, himself, has become an activist for a holistic lifestyle through his cannabis empire.
      Different strokes, for different folks, etc.

      An Arthur Ashe tattoo completes Tyson’s body artCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Former tennis player Ashe was well-known for supporting social causesCredit: Hulton Archive – Getty

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      David Alaba’s stunning girlfriend is Shalimar Heppner, whose dad is Germany’s top chef dubbed ‘German Gordon Ramsay’

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      SOMETHING’s cooking for David Alaba.
      The Bayern Munich defender, 28, looks set to leave the Champions League winners after talks over a new contract reportedly broke down.

      Meet David Alaba’s beautiful missus Shalimar Heppner

      Alaba and Heppner could be headed to the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty – Pool

      And that has a whole host of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea who are looking to bring the Austrian international in on a free transfer next summer.
      Should Alaba make the move, he will uprooting his family including his stunning missus Shalimar Heppner and their son for a new challenge.
      They’ll both likely miss her dad’s cooking, who is a top chef who has been called the ‘German Gordon Ramsay’.
      But Shalimar, 26, would definitely be a welcome addition to our shores.

      LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
      She met Alaba in 2017, and the pair immediately hit it off.
      However, they didn’t go public with their romance until 2018, when they arrived at the Oktoberfest together in Bavaria.
      Shalimar is a part-time model, but also works as a PR manager.
      And she’s picked up quite the buzz on Instagram – with almost 30,000 followers.

      However, she is not as well-known as her dad.

      The pair went public with their romance in 2018 at OktoberfestCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Stunning Shalimar is a part-time model

      Shalimar, who has around 30,000 followers on Instagram, also works as a PR manager

      26-year-old Shalimar and Alaba hit it off when they first metCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      YES CHEF
      Frank Heppner, Shalimar’s father, has worked almost exclusively with luxury hotel restaurants around the world.
      From designing menus at Hilton International in Seoul-Korea and the Peninsula Hotels in the Philippines and in Hong Kong to being head chef at Mark’s in Munich, Heppner’s cooking is renowned in his homeland.
      Skilled at grilled meats and fish, he’s a mean-hand at a BBQ and has been compared to our very own chef Ramsay.
      His focus is on Euro-Asian cuisine, so we want in!
      NEW ADDITION
      In 2019, Shalimar and Alaba welcomed their first child together.
      The pair have never revealed the boy’s name, and the left-back has kept the baby’s identity private, aside from an image of him holding the baby and kissing his feet.

      Shalimar’s dad is Frank Heppner, Germany’s answer to Gordon RamsayCredit: Alamy

      Alaba and Shalimar are often travelling around the world together during the preseason break

      Shalimar would make a welcome addition to the Premier League Wags club

      In 2019, Alaba and Shalimar became parents for the first time

      “I can hardly wait to show you the world,” Alaba revealed in one post gently holding the baby’s head.
      In another image, he wrote: “Thank you in 2019 for the greatest gift I could ever have imagined. We look forward to 2020 and the years to come with you.”
      Could those years to come be in the UK? Watch this space.

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      Mike Tyson’s scariest ring entrance ever STILL has fans and other fighters fearful 21 years later

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      MIKE Tyson has left fans quivering in their boots again – 21 years after embarking on boxing’s most terrifying ring-walk ever.
      In 1999, Iron Mike took on South Africa’s Francois Botha at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

      Mike Tyson is terrifying fans 21 years on from his ring-walk for his Botha fight

      Mike Tyson divided the crowd in his first fight back from biting Holyfield’s ear

      Mike Tyson beat Francois Botha in Las Vegas in 1999 via fifth-round KOCredit: Action Images

      Not only was it Tyson’s return to the ring after biting a chunk out of Evander Holyfield’s ear – it was a return to the very same arena.
      That alone would be enough to create a tense, chilling atmosphere.
      But add in Tyson’s ring-walk and fans have been left running scared watching it back ever since… all of 21 years.
      The American boxer powerfully strode to the ring to the sound of DMX’s “Intro – It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot” looking terrifyingly determined, to a mixed chorus of cheers and boos.

      The video has racked up nearly three million views and has enjoyed a huge influx of hits lately as fans look to fill the void with no live sport to follow.
      SCARIEST EVER
      And one viewer commented: “If I was Botha I would have just took my gloves off, left them in the ring, and got the next flight back to South Africa.”
      Another said: “Never seen a more intimidating fighter of all combats sport combined in 25 years than Tyson. He’s a myth.”
      A third joked: “He could walk out to the song ‘row, row, row your boat’ and it would scare people.”

      Tyson went on to win the fight, via a fifth-round KO – but he later admitted he wasn’t at his best.

      Mike Tyson’s ring-walk in 1999 is arguably the scariest of all time

      After the fight, he claimed: “I’m a little embarrassed. I wanted to shine tonight. It takes time. It takes time.
      “Rome wasn’t built in a day… I’ve got to improve a lot more. I’ve got a long way to go.
      “I wasn’t worried. I knew I was going to knock him out. It was just a matter of time.”

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      Is Mike Tyson’s historic fight with Roy Jones Jnr the most sensational and controversial comeback in boxing history?

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      WITH raw punching power that sent dazed opponents crumbling to the canvas, the self-declared “baddest man on the planet” was the youngest heavyweight champion of the world.
      Now 14 years since hanging up his gloves, Mike Tyson, 54, is stepping back into the ring — but is not allowed to knock his challenger out.

      Is Mike Tyson v Roy Jones Jnr the most controversial comeback in boxing history?Credit: Triller

      Tonight, Tyson will make what is the most sensational and controversial comeback in boxing history.
      In what is supposed to be an “exhibition match” rather than a competitive bout, Iron Mike will trade blows with Roy Jones Jr.
      Jones, 51, has been a world champion in four weight classes from middle to heavyweight and only quit the ring two years ago.
      But due to their ages, the authorities in the US insist the fight can only go ahead with restrictions.

      Mike Tyson comes out of his corner in 1990, aged 24Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Both men will have to wear bigger gloves to cushion the impact of punches and there will be a maximum of eight rounds, each lasting two minutes, rather than the normal three.
      But no one thinks that the now softly-spoken Tyson will play nicely once the bell rings.
      Frank Bruno, who felt the full ferocity of Iron Mike’s blows in a title fight in 1989 and then again in 1996, tells The Sun: “I have never heard of an exhibition fight.
      “The way Mike Tyson’s body is and mind is set, if someone tries to hit him, he will hit you harder.

      Tyson in his Instagram profile picture now, aged 54Credit: https://www.instagram.com/miketyson/
      “He has a hard punch and he has venom, he was nasty.”
      Frank, who lost to Tyson both times, jokes the only person who hit him as hard as Tyson “was the taxman”.
      ‘IT MAKES MOCKERY OF THE SPORT’
      Tyson is certainly talking about the rumble like a real boxer should.
      In the run-up to the bout at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, there was all the usual trash talk about hurting his opponent.

      Tyson with third wife Lakiha Spicer, who he married in 2009Credit: Getty Images
      He said: “Listen, I don’t know what you’re talking about that it’s not a real fight. It’s Mike Tyson and Roy Jones and I’m coming to fight and I hope he’s coming to fight. 
      “That’s all you need to know.”
      Tyson insisted his intention was to “disable my opponent” and that the bout would be “brutal”.
      He has been training hard to get close to the shape of his peak when he first won the world title in 1986 at the age of 20.

      First wife Robin and promoter Don King watch Tyson in 1988Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      In the other corner Jones claimed: “I love boxing. So if I die in boxing, I die a happy man.”
      Both men have a lot on the line in the fight. If they do not go at each other hard, they face ridicule from disappointed fans. But any injury could lead to permanent damage.
      The Sun’s legendary boxing correspondent Colin Hart says: “I am dead against this fight. To me it makes a mockery of the sport.
      “It is also highly dangerous, two men of 50-odd years of age to be throwing punches at each other.

      Actress Robin Givens was married to Mike Tyson for a yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      “Particularly Tyson, who even at 54 years of age, can still punch hard. It would never have been sanctioned by the British Board of Control.”
      So why would the white-bearded Tyson, who by all accounts has calmed down in recent years, want to fight again?
      Frank Bruno, 59, says: “Maybe he wants to get some more money, or it could be an ego thing.” Tyson says proceeds from the fight — on BT Sport Box Office and covered live on radio by talkSPORT and talkRADIO — will be going to charity. That is generous for a man who blew his £300million fortune to end up bankrupt in 2003.
      The publicity from his comeback is sure to swell the coffers of his numerous business interests though.

      Frank Bruno lands a blow in 1996 rematch with TysonCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      On his Instagram page Tyson has been advertising his own line of T-shirts to his 13.5million followers.
      He is also promoting the idea of the Mike Tyson Legends Only League, where the “greatest athletes” will compete. This fight is intended to be a springboard for veterans from all kinds of sports to make a comeback.
      Alongside those interests, Tyson grows and sells his own brand of legal cannabis, has an animated TV show called Mike Tyson Mysteries and has appeared in films.
      Business acumen, however, has not always been his strength.

      Mike Tyson promoting his T-shirts on Instagram
      He used to pay a trainer £80,000 a year to look after his two Bengal tigers, splashed out £1.75million on a solid gold bathtub for his first wife, actress Robin Givens, and spent £635,000 on a watch.
      Money aside, it is also possible that Tyson has a point to prove tonight.
      When he was beaten by no-hoper Buster Douglas in 1990 — his first ever loss — it was one of the biggest upsets in sporting history. And he never really recovered.
      In 1992 he was jailed for raping 18-year-old Desiree Washington in a hotel room in July 1991.

      The former world champion has been getting into shapeCredit: Instagram @cannon_briggs
      After his release in 1995 he returned to the ring, beating Bruno in 1996 but losing twice to Evander Holyfield and once to Brit champion Lennox Lewis.
      Sun expert Colin, who interviewed Tyson many times, believes the unpredictable fighter has calmed down over the past few years.

      Fightin’ Tyson

      Biggest single fight purse: £22million v Evander Holyfield (1997)
      Career fight earnings: £300million
      Titles: Heavyweight
      Fights: 58
      Wins: 50
      Knockouts: 44
      Loses: 6
      No Contests: 2
      Likely weight: 15st 2lb
      Height: 5ft 10in
      Reach: 71in (180cm)

      ‘I’VE LIVED A WILD AND STRANGE LIFE’
      He says: “At long last he seems to have mellowed with age. I think he is far more stable now than he’s ever been in life.
      “In the olds days you could go to him in the morning and he’d be charming, he was one of the most articulate fighters I have met in my life. Then you’d go see him that afternoon and he’d want to kill you.”

      Tyson credits wife Lakiha with turning his life aroundCredit: Getty Images
      Tyson has admitted to allowing his life to spiral dangerously out of control. He once commented: “I’ve lived a wild and a strange life. 
      “I’ve used drugs, I’ve had physical altercations with dangerous people.
      “I’ve slept with guys’ wives and they wanted to kill me. I’m just happy to be here. It’s a miracle.’”
      Much of the credit for Tyson’s change of fortunes has to go third wife Lakiha Spicer, who he married in 2009.

      Tyson’s second marriage to Monica Turner lasted from 1997 to 2003Credit: Rex Features
      Both she and Tyson know what it is like to hit rock bottom.
      Lakiha, 43, was sent to prison in 2008 for defrauding a company owned by her father out of £60,000.
      She was pregnant with their first daughter, Milan, at the time. 
      Tyson turned to drugs while she served six months in jail, but on her release she helped him quit.

      Tyson and first wife Robin pose in their home in Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Tyson confessed: “I’m very happy me and my wife got together because I don’t know how I would have survived out there.”
      In the past, Tyson’s form for maintaining a relationship has not been good. 
      His first marriage to Robin, 55, lasted a year from 1988 to 1989. His second to Monica Turner lasted from 1997 to 2003.
      And he has fathered seven children from several partners.

      Roy Jones Jnr celebrates after he defeated David Telesco for the WBA, WBC and IBF light heavyweight titles on January 15, 2000Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Tragically, his four-year-old daughter, Exodus, died in 2009 in a tragic treadmill accident.
      Despite all his setbacks, Tyson is a man who does not stay down.
      And as far as Bruno is concerned, there is nothing wrong with fighters lacing up their gloves again in their fifties.

      Jabbin’ Jones

      Biggest single fight purse: £10million v John Ruiz (2003)
      Career fight earnings: £40million
      Titles: Middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight plus Olympic silver medal
      Fights: 75
      Wins: 66
      Knockouts: 47
      Losses: 9 
      No contest: 0
      Likely weight: 15st
      Height: 5ft 11in
      Reach: 74in (188cm)

      After all, Bernard Hopkins became the oldest world champion at 48 when he won the IBF light heavyweight crown in 2013. And Bruno, who retired after suffering a severe eye injury during his second bout with Tyson, does not rule out a return himself.
      He says: “I’m a boxer and I always will be a boxer, but I’m happy with how my life is going.
      “Age is just a number. It’s how you feel. It’s what’s in your heart, in your spirit. I turn 60 next year but I feel 25.”
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      David Alaba’s stunning Wag is Shalimar Heppner, whose dad Frank is Germany’s top chef dubbed the ‘German Gordon Ramsay’

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      SOMETHING’s cooking for David Alaba.
      The Bayern Munich defender, 28, looks set to leave the Champions League winners after talks over a new contract reportedly broke down.

      Meet David Alaba’s beautiful missus Shalimar Heppner

      Alaba and Heppner could be headed to the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty – Pool

      And that has a whole host of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea who are looking to bring the Austrian international in on a free transfer next summer.
      Should Alaba make the move, he will uprooting his family including his stunning missus Shalimar Heppner and their son for a new challenge.
      They’ll both likely miss her dad’s cooking, who is a top chef who has been called the ‘German Gordon Ramsay’.
      But Shalimar, 26, would definitely be a welcome addition to our shores.

      LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
      She met Alaba in 2017, and the pair immediately hit it off.
      However, they didn’t go public with their romance until 2018, when they arrived at the Oktoberfest together in Bavaria.
      Shalimar is a part-time model, but also works as a PR manager.
      And she’s picked up quite the buzz on Instagram – with almost 30,000 followers.

      However, she is not as well-known as her dad.

      The pair went public with their romance in 2018 at OktoberfestCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Stunning Shalimar is a part-time model

      Shalimar, who has around 30,000 followers on Instagram, also works as a PR manager

      26-year-old Shalimar and Alaba hit it off when they first metCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      YES CHEF
      Frank Heppner, Shalimar’s father, has worked almost exclusively with luxury hotel restaurants around the world.
      From designing menus at Hilton International in Seoul-Korea and the Peninsula Hotels in the Philippines and in Hong Kong to being head chef at Mark’s in Munich, Heppner’s cooking is renowned in his homeland.
      Skilled at grilled meats and fish, he’s a mean-hand at a BBQ and has been compared to our very own chef Ramsay.
      His focus is on Euro-Asian cuisine, so we want in!
      NEW ADDITION
      In 2019, Shalimar and Alaba welcomed their first child together.
      The pair have never revealed the boy’s name, and the left-back has kept the baby’s identity private, aside from an image of him holding the baby and kissing his feet.

      Shalimar’s dad is Frank Heppner, Germany’s answer to Gordon RamsayCredit: Alamy

      Alaba and Shalimar are often travelling around the world together during the preseason break

      Shalimar would make a welcome addition to the Premier League Wags club

      In 2019, Alaba and Shalimar became parents for the first time

      “I can hardly wait to show you the world,” Alaba revealed in one post gently holding the baby’s head.
      In another image, he wrote: “Thank you in 2019 for the greatest gift I could ever have imagined. We look forward to 2020 and the years to come with you.”
      Could those years to come be in the UK? Watch this space.

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