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      Ian Wright reveals emotional reason he’s leaving Match of the Day and secret tattoo dedicated to love of fellow pundits

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      FOOTIE legend Ian Wright has revealed how he will spend Saturdays now he has quit Match Of The Day.And, perhaps surprisingly, it involves watching a whole load more of the beautiful game.
      Ian Wright and granddaughter, Raphaella Wright-Phillips, who is a talented young footballerCredit: Adidas Football / EUEFA Champion the Girls
      Ian with host Des Lynam and fellow pundit Trevor Brooking on his first Match of the Day appearance in 1997Credit: BBC
      Ian still going strong on MOTD with Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer in 2023Credit: TWITTER/IAN WRIGHT
      The ex-England, Arsenal and Crystal Palace star will round off 26 years as a pundit at the end of the season, confessing his decision was “fast tracked” by turning 60 last month.
      He has opened up for the first time about blowing the final whistle on his TV role, admitting just what it meant to him. And he has also revealed the secret tattoo he designed to honour his show colleagues.
      Looking to the future, Ian — whose granddaughter also has huge footballing talent — said with his trademark laugh: “I’m going to actually watch more football.
      “I’m going to watch my grand-daughter. I’m going to watch a lot more women’s games.
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      “I’m going to watch a lot more Arsenal games, just to be there with fans. Go with my son and his missus, be amongst it, just to celebrate when we win or when we lose.
      “It’s been a bit of a realisation that I want to give quality time to them.
      “So that’s what I want. To watch games, spend time with people.”
      When Ian first appeared on Match Of The Day in 1997, during his playing days, he told then presenter Des Lynam the show was his “Graceland”.
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      He became a regular in 2002, two years after retiring from football, before leaving in 2008 and returning in 2015. And that feeling of wonder never left him.
      ‘We bonded tightly’
      Chatting on his Wrighty’s House podcast hours after news of his departure was announced, Ian said: “I don’t want to go too deep into what it means to me, but the music . . . every time I hear the music it takes me back to an unbelievable place when I first remember what Match Of The Day meant to me, when I was allowed to actually be on it.
      “When I was actually good enough to be on it as a regular, it was more than I ever thought it would be.
      “When I first went on, I was winging it. I remember Des Lynam, when he welcomed me on, I said to him, ‘This is my Graceland’.
      “You know, like when people visit Elvis? Match Of The Day was my Graceland. It’s an institution.”
      Ian, a regular alongside Alan Shearer, 53, and host Gary Lineker, 63, revealed his decision to leave “had been coming for a while”.
      Sharing the news on Sunday morning, the prolific goalscorer said: “I feel very privileged to have had such an incredible run on the most iconic football show in the world. I’m stepping back having made great friends and many great memories.
      “This decision has been coming for a while. Maybe my birthday earlier this year fast-tracked it a little but, ultimately, it’s time to do a few more different things with my Saturdays.”
      As part of the job, Wrighty would spend hours each week watching Premier League games. Now he will be taking in Arsenal ladies’ fixtures at Borehamwood, Herts, and matches starring his own brood.
      His granddaughter Raphaella Wright-Phillips, whose father is former Manchester City ace Shaun Wright-Phillips, 42, is a talented young footballer who wowed fans with her skills in a recent viral video.
      And his grandson, D’Margio Wright-Phillips, 22, has played at under-17 level for England and appeared 17 times for Stoke before going on loan to Northampton.
      Dad-of-eight Ian has two younger daughters, Lola and Roxanne, with wife Nancy Hallam, who he married in 2011.
      Ian said: “I’m going to watch my granddaughter. I want to see if I can watch my grandson play as well. He needs a bit more support now. It’s kind of fallen off a little bit for him.
      “So hopefully I can watch him some more, spend a bit more time. I want to take Nance to more games as well because she really makes me laugh when she’s watching the game.
      “She has to do so much on a weekend with the two girls, so I want to be a bit more present on that.”
      Wrighty’s love affair with Match Of The Day began when he was a boy, then deepened as a player.
      But a tough regime at home saw him — and his brother Maurice — banned from watching the show by their stepfather. Ian said: “When we was younger, my stepdad would make me and my brother turn around and face the wall.
      “So we could hear the music, but we weren’t allowed to watch. My brother would hold my ears as I was crying not being able to watch it.”
      He continued: “Then all the players, you all watch it. It’s not that you analyse yourself. I remember my best goal I ever scored was against Everton at Highbury and I couldn’t wait to watch Match Of The Day.
      “Alan Hansen was doing the punditry and he said it was bad defending. I said, ‘For f***s sake Al, you’re taking that off of me?’. I said, ‘Jesus, that came out of nowhere, that goal. It was just pure fluidity’ and he said, ‘Terrible defending’.”
      Ian revealed he has a tattoo tribute to Alan Shearer and Gary Linker, with the inking of 8, 9, 10 representing the numbers of the trio’s old football shirtsCredit: https://www.instagram.com/wrightyofficial/
      Granddaughter Raphaella is the daughter former Manchester City ace Shaun Wright-Phillips
      Ian playing for Arsenal in 1993Credit: Getty
      Even now Ian gets a thrill from appearing on the live TV show, which first aired in August 1964 with Kenneth Wolstenholme as host. Ian said: “When I first got the call for Match Of The Day, it does hit hard, you are nervous.
      “Because people don’t realise it is live. You don’t get much time, you’ve got them in your ear saying, like, ‘ten seconds’, so at the start that would stress me out.
      “When you first sit there and the music kicks in, that’s why I didn’t take offence when someone said I couldn’t string words together. I was trying to find words! But it gets better and better.”
      Ian also gave an insight into the rituals between show regulars. He said: “Gary Lineker had an accident once where they were still talking and didn’t realise it had gone live. So as soon as the music kicks in, he says, ‘Is this for real?’. Every time.”
      It’s not all been goals and trophies though, with Ian quitting the BBC in 2008, claiming he was less of a pundit and more of a “court jester”. He worked away from the channel for seven years before returning in 2015.
      Continuing on the podcast, he said: “They gave me one game — Chelsea v Brentford — and after that people were writing in saying, ‘Where has he been?’ and it turned on its head.
      “You get some really nice messages. Obviously there are some f***ing idiots out there but, in the main, you do get people who send you genuine thanks for that bit of insight.
      “They say, ‘I really like how you guys do it, I love the camaraderie.”
      The relationship between Ian, Gary and Alan has ushered in a golden era for the highlights show.
      And Ian revealed he has a tattoo tribute to his two pals, adding: “I got my 8 9 10 tattoo because it’s my (old Arsenal football shirt) number, it’s Shearer’s number and it’s Gary Lineker’s number.
      “Especially after we’d done Covid, we bonded really tightly in and around that time. We spoke to each other a lot.
      “The other day Gary was vexed because there was some poll, Lineker or Shearer?
      “And I said Shearer. And he said, ‘You said that too quickly for me’. I call him G-Force, and I said, ‘G-force, you know what you mean to me, bro!’.
      “When we played against him, Alan Shearer was living rent free in my head.
      “Now he is a friend. To be able to say we are tight, the family are tight, is incredible. I have to say he’s better than me at golf — which gets on my nerves — but I’m going to miss the guys.” In 2020, Wrighty was named TV/Radio Pundit of the Year by the Football Supporters’ Association.
      Ian, in his Crystal Palace playing days, with sons Bradley, 5, and Shaun, 8Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Best of pals, Gary, Ian and Alan share a jokeCredit: Kieran Clarke/BBC
      England strikers Alan and Ian pictured in 1992Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      In June he was made an OBE for services to football and charity and last month received the Freedom of the City of London.
      Away from football, Wrighty’s TV hosting career has spanned everything from entertainment shows, including Friends Like These and Gladiators, to stints on Celebrity Big Brother, I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here! and even his own talk show.
      His ITV gameshow Moneyball has just been cancelled after two series. But it sounds like his new packed schedule as a football supporter will keep him busy.
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      Ian added with a laugh: “I feel like I might have to retire from that after a year!”
      MY BEST MOMENT 1IAN and his son, ex- Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, 42, became the first father-and-son punditry team on MoTD in May this year.
      Ian said: “Being on with Shaun, my little baby, my big little baby.
      “If that was my last show, I could have easily finished with that, nothing can top that.
      “It’s the Holy Grail for me.
      “When he was younger we used to watch it together and now being on together, he’s on there and he’s earned the right to be on there.
      “It’s incredible.”

      MY BEST MOMENT 2IAN saw Gary Lineker’s tears as Leicester City, the team he has supported since he was a boy, winning the Premier League for the first time in 2016.
      Gary later fulfilled a promise to present the show in his pants if the side finished on top. Ian said: “It was a really beautiful moment. Gary got his tissue out and dried his eyes. We left him.
      “Anyone that knows Gary, you’re not used to seeing emotion. So seeing that was a beautiful moment, him disarmed of every- thing other than his pure love for his team.” More

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      Cheating ex-Prem star Shane Duffy, 31, snogs mystery woman on night out – while dressed as Dorothy from Wizard of Oz

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      FORMER Prem star Shane Duffy snogged a mystery woman on a night out — while dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.The ex-Everton, Blackburn and Brighton defender, 31, is dating Wag Danielle Mitchinson.
      Republic of Ireland star Shane Duffy was seen kissing a mystery woman while dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz
      He was wearing the blue gingham dress with tights and heels as the Winter Wonderland extravaganza in Hyde Park
      But there was no sign of her as Shane — in wig and costume — repeatedly kissed and cuddled his dark-haired companion at the Winter Wonderland extravaganza in Hyde Park, central London.
      One onlooker said: “Shane had gone to such effort to look like the Wizard of Oz character and was very fetching in tights and heels.
      “But he might have had some explaining to do when he got home.”
      Danielle, who has two kids from her time with former Manchester United player Chris Eagles, recently moved to Norwich after Shane joined the Canaries last summer.
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      The Republic of Ireland star, who has also played for Celtic, has had a turbulent love life.
      In 2017, he was at the centre of a bust-up after a picture of him naked in a woman’s bed was put online and seen by his then-girlfriend.
      And he was linked to Katie Price after she reportedly took one of her children to watch him play football.
      Shane’s current girlfriend is Danielle Mitchinson, who has two kids with former Man Utd player Chris EaglesCredit: Supplied
      The Republic of Ireland star has had a turbulent love life, with other incidents cropping up in his pastCredit: Getty
      Judy Garland as Dorothy in the iconic 1939 flickCredit: MGM More

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      Jack Grealish had his own Peri-Peri sauce at private Nando’s bash – named ‘Super Jack’s Sauce’

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      JACK Grealish revealed he even had his own Peri-Peri sauce at his private Nando’s bash.We told this week how the England ace hired out his favourite eaterie for pals including former Aston Villa teammate John McGinn.
      Jack Grealish had his own Nando’s sauceCredit: Facebook
      This week, the Man City ace hired out Nando’sCredit: Alamy
      And Nando’s produced a special itemised menu, with footie-themed headings including ‘kick off’, ‘reach to tackle’, ‘full time’ and ‘off-sides’.
      Listed were the £100million man’s favourite grub – including chicken thighs and a garlic churrasco burger.
      But the Manchester City star also showed off snaps of ‘Super Jack’s Sauce’, a unique version of the restaurant’s popular Peri Peri condiment.
      After posting the cheeky menu card on Instagram, Three Lions and Arsenal player Bukayo Saka commented online: “Lemme get one of them sauces.”
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      Jack, famed for his low socks and massive calves, has often told of his love of Nando’s.
      And he happily posed for snaps outside the restaurant.
      Frustrated diners locked out of their favourite food venue, in Shirley, near Birmingham, had their spirits raised when guests including Jack and his Scottish pal McGinn stopped to pose for snaps.
      Jack, 28, admitted he “does eat a lot of bad stuff”, as Erling revealed his mate loves nothing more than “Nando’s, McDonald’s and pizza”.
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      The wing wizard, who signed for treble winners City from Villa in 2021, joked: “He’s just made me sound like the fattest footballer in the Prem!”
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      Harry Kane uses AI app to help read his kids bedtime stories in German after move to Bayern Munich

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      HARRY Kane is reading his children bedtime stories in German — with the help of an AI chatbot.The England captain has been using Google Bard to help his family adjust to life at Bayern Munich.
      Harry Kane is reading his children bedtime stories in German — with the help of an AI chatbotCredit: Getty
      Harry has scored 21 times in his first 16 games since moving from SpursCredit: PA
      The £100million goal ace, who has four children with wife Kate, also turns to the app for translation tips for post-match ­interviews and to cook local delicacies.
      Last night he said: “I recognise how the potential of AI can help me in all sorts of ways with my move to Germany and to get my kids settled in.
      “Bard even suggested some new goal celebrations.
      “We’ll have to see if I use them on the pitch…!”
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      Harry, 30, has already scored 21 times in his first 16 games since moving from Spurs.
      He has filmed a video as part of his partnership with the app.
      And a press release explained: “Bard uncovers Harry’s most commonly used post-match interview phrases and translates them into German to use after his next matches.”
      A source added: “Harry was already using tech to help him adjust to a new culture, so the team-up is perfect.
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      “He has really thrown himself into the German way of life.” More

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      The return of hooliganism is turning European football into a lethal battleground & why English fans are targets

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      THEY once called it the English disease, but football violence is now damaging the image of the beautiful game across Europe – and spreading to other sports.This week Turkey has stopped all footie matches indefinitely after a referee was punched to the ground on the pitch by a club president.
      Referee Halil Umut Meler is clobbered by Faruk KocaCredit: Getty
      Ref Meler holds his face as Koca looks onCredit: EPA
      Meler was in hospital after the attackCredit: Getty
      President of the Turkish team MKE Ankaragücü, at the end of Monday’s gameCredit: Getty
      And Greece banned fans from top-flight football games for two months after violence erupted between rival volleyball supporters in Athens, severely injuring a police officer.
      Meanwhile, France is considering barring away supporters after a fan was stabbed to death ten days ago.
      In January an Italian motorway was closed when rival supporters piled into each other, and a year ago crowds of Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb fans delivered Nazi salutes in unison on the streets of Milan.
      Across the continent, authorities are struggling to control hooliganism — often aimed at travelling English fans, who receive massive police protection as continental supporters try to test their reputation for street brawling.
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      Two months ago in Milan a Newcastle United fan was stabbed in the stomach by a machete-wielding yob in a balaclava.
      This season was Brighton and Hove Albion’s first taste of competitive European football.
      But last month in Athens, tear gas aimed by police at riotous fans of the defeated home team AEK ended up choking Brighton supporters.
      In May, West Ham players tried to intervene when hooded fans of Dutch side AZ Alkmaar piled into the section of the stadium where the English team’s families were sitting.
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      Football’s ruling bodies fear the return of the hooliganism from decades ago, which in 1985 saw English teams banned from Europe for five years after the deaths of 39 mostly Italian fans in the riot at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.
      In August Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said of the violence: “This is the cancer of football and those are not football fans.
      “We have to say enough, we have to stop this.”
      Then came Monday’s graphic display of football’s ugly side.
      Faruk Koca, president of Turkish side MKE Ankaragucu, ran on to the pitch and struck referee Halil Umut Meler in the face, landing him in hospital.
      The Turkish Football Federation then indefinitely postponed all games.
      Turkey’s “ultra fans” are notorious for carrying weapons, supposedly to kill opponents.
      Fenerbahce has a fan group called Kill For You, and in 2000 Galatasaray hooligans stabbed two Leeds United fans to death.
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      There are also stringent new fan restrictions in neighbouring Greece, where on Monday the government announced that teams would have to play in empty stadiums.
      It followed two deaths in bloody clashes between supporters this year alone.
      In February a 19-year-old student was bludgeoned to death in Thessaloniki just for saying he supported a rival team, then in August a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter was stabbed to death by a Dinamo Zagreb thug.
      And not having matches to attend might not even stop the violence, as fan rivalry spreads between sports.
      The ban on football fans came after police were attacked with flares, stones and petrol bombs outside an Athens volleyball stadium last week after a match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, who are also bitter football foes.
      Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said: “For years, criminals in the guise of fans have been committing serious crimes by critically injuring and killing people.”
      Brighton fans experienced those crazed elements at the end of last month in the Greek capital.
      The police tried to subdue rioting AEK Athens yobs with tear gas at the end of the game, but it drifted over to the away fans as well, and some Brighton fans had to be treated by paramedics.
      Dinamo Zagreb thugs give the Nazi salute on a march last year in MilanCredit: Twitter
      Legia Warsaw mob throw flares at police and horses last month at Aston VillaCredit: Reuters
      Life-long Seagulls fan Mike Purser, 54, told The Sun: “They tear-gassed their fans who were waiting for us to come out.
      “It blew back into the stadium. They locked us in and wouldn’t let us go down, but as soon as it happened, they took us down and gave us water.”
      The previous month in Marseille, the risk of things turning ugly meant Brighton fans had to be closely guarded.
      The French side’s ultras have attacked their own training ground and have a reputation for being the country’s most rabid fans.
      Property developer Mike continued: “Marseille was like a military performance to get to the ground. We had to be there three or four hours before kick-off.
      “Coming out was a palaver because they wouldn’t let us go down into the concourse. People were struggling because it was so hot and I saw some people passing out.”
      In September three men were arrested outside a Glasgow hostel after fans of Rangers and Spanish side Real Betis clashed following their Europa League match in the city.
      The fighting saw windows smashed and security locking the hostel with Betis fans inside in a bid to bring the violence to an end.
      Tartan Army fans have a reputation for being boisterous but well-behaved, with recent flashpoints on foreign trips emerging when police target supporters.
      Footage of a Spanish cop beating a Scotland fan emerged ahead of the side’s Euro 2024 qualifier in Seville in October.
      In February French police came in for criticism when Uefa said that Liverpool and Real Madrid fans could have died because the 2022 Champions League final in Paris was handled so badly by heavy-handed cops.
      The authorities already ban away fans from historically troublesome games, but may go further after a Nantes fan died during a fight with Nice supporters earlier this month.
      Clash in Naples as police come under attack from Eintracht Frankfurt yobs in MarchCredit: Rex
      Trouble after a hooded AZ Alkmaar gang charged Hammers fansCredit: Getty
      Trouble often breaks out away from stadiums.
      Newcastle fan Eddie McKay, 58, was slashed three times as he walked to his Milan hotel before his side played AC Milan.
      It is not uncommon for thugs to find out which bars the English fans are drinking in and to arrive spoiling for a fight.
      West Ham supporter Alfie Barker, 33, believes English fans are targeted.
      He said: “Two Belgian fans came up to me and my brother in a Brussels bar and asked, ‘Do you want a fight?’ We said no, but they didn’t go away.
      “It was just because we were speaking English. We weren’t wearing West Ham kits — I never have the team’s colours on in Europe.”
      West Ham supporters have seen a lot of trouble on the European mainland in the past couple of years.
      Eintracht Frankfurt fans were filmed charging towards Hammers supporters in a Seville bar in March 2022, Belgian side Anderlecht apologised for their fans throwing seats at West Ham supporters in October that year and at the AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar, Holland in May, the club’s fans were assaulted in their seats.
      West Ham boss David Moyes said after the Alkmaar game: “Was I worried? Yeah, my family were there and I had friends in that section.”
      Eintracht’s yobs are developing an unsavoury reputation.
      This year 50 German police officers were injured by them in Frankfurt and cars were set alight when they clashed with cops in Naples, even though they had been banned from Napoli’s stadium.
      But West Ham supporters also got into trouble for throwing objects on to the pitch in Genk, Belgium, and setting off flares in Prague.
      Hammers fan Alfie Barker said: ‘I didn’t see trouble at matches until we went into Europe’Credit: The West Ham Way Channel/Youtube
      And there are certainly signs that the “English disease” is making a comeback in Britain.
      Last season the police made the highest number of arrests at football matches in England and Wales for nearly a decade. In 2022-23 there were 2,264 football-related arrests, up 66 on the previous figure, and the worst since 2013-14.
      There have been several pitch invasions, including one in January in which Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale was kicked in the back.
      There was also great shame at the Euro 2020 final two years ago when England fans tried to storm into Wembley Stadium.
      But the most violent disturbance at a game in recent years in England was arguably the one at Villa Park in Birmingham at the end of November.
      Fans from Polish side Legia Warsaw threw flares at police and attacked their horses.
      Unless clubs across the Continent can stamp out the rising tide of often organised unrest, families will be afraid to attend matches, while some fans won’t go to Europe for fear of ending up bloodied or bruised.
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      For supporters who are not used to the hooliganism of the 1980s it has been a shock.
      West Ham fan Alfie added: “I didn’t see trouble at matches until we went into Europe.”
      A PSV Eindhoven fan waves a flare at a Dutch league gameCredit: AFP
      Panathinaikos fans with their traditional display of pyrotechnicsCredit: Getty More

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      Nando’s closes restaurant for Jack Grealish — and even made him his own menu

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      JACK Grealish took over a Nando’s – and the restaurant even made him a personalised menu.The England and Manchester City ace received special treatment as he met up with pals including his former Aston Villa teammate John McGinn.
      Nando’s closed a restaurant for Jack Grealish — and even made him his own menuCredit: EPA
      Managers even cooked up a special menu for the Man City ace – titled ‘Grealish’s Festive Grub’
      Nando’s bosses closed their eaterie to make way for the high-profile guests – leaving hungry locals baffled.
      And chicken chain managers even cooked up a special menu for one of their favourite customers – titled ‘Grealish’s Festive Grub’.
      Jack’s special itemised card looked like the standard Nando’s menu but had footie-themed headings including ‘kick off’, ‘reach to tackle’, ‘full time’ and ‘off-sides’.
      And listed were the £100million man’s favourite grub – including chicken thighs and a garlic churrasco burger
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      Invited guests to the Christmas knees-up couldn’t resist sharing snaps on social media.
      One picture showed the table groaning with huge platters of chips and chunky grilled halloumi with chilli jam.
      Bottles of Portuguese lager Sagres were seen scattered around the food, alongside orange juice and a pineapple and mango drink.
      Three Lions favourite Jack, famed for his low socks and massive calves, has often told of his love of Nando’s.
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      And he happily posed for snaps outside the restaurant yesterday.
      Frustrated diners locked out of their favourite food venue, in Shirley, near Birmingham, had their spirits raised when guests including Jack and his Scottish pal McGinn stopped to pose for snaps.
      Jack, in a white t-shirt and white zipped top, happily smiled for the camera.
      Meanwhile the 29-year-old Villa man posed in a black jumper and blue anorak after Monday night’s bash.
      Last month Jack and his City and Norwegian striker pal Erling Haaland revealed each other’s favourite grub.
      The England ace said the goal machine – famed for an unusual diet consisting of cow’s heart and liver – also likes focaccia bread and his own pasta, which has a creamy tomato sauce.
      Jack, 28, admitted he “does eat a lot of bad stuff”, as Erling revealed his mate loves nothing more than “Nando’s, McDonald’s and pizza”.
      The wing wizard, who signed for treble winners City from Villa in 2021, joked: “He’s just made me sound like the fattest footballer in the Prem!”
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      Tyson Fury’s next big fight is against the tax man – after the champ & his dad John are accused of dodging massive bill

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      BOXER Tyson Fury faces a new fight — over an £82,000 council tax bill.Cheshire East Council claims the heavyweight champ, 35, his dad John, 59, and brother Shane, 32, owe the sum for property adjoining their £1million mansion in Styal.
      Cheshire East Council claims Tyson Fury, his dad John and brother Shane owe an £82,000 council tax bill
      The trio allegedly owe the sum for property adjoining their £1million mansion in StyalCredit: CHRIS NEILL
      Tyson, dubbed The Gypsy King, is 6ft 9inCredit: The Times
      Magistrates are today set to issue a legal order demanding they pay up.
      If the three still fail to cough up, they could face “enforcement action” — meaning an unlucky bailiff could have the unenviable task of reclaiming assets from the boxing family.
      Married dad-of-seven Tyson dubbed The Gypsy King, is 6ft 9in.
      John is a 6ft 3in ex-pro boxer and bare-knuckle fighter, who once went to jail for gouging a man’s eye out.
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      Shane is a former superheavyweight amateur boxer.
      Tyson also has other boxing brothers, including Love Island star Tommy, 24.
      The council tax demand relates to land used for caravans and motorhomes adjoining the family’s £1million mansion in Styal, Cheshire.
      Court documents claim the Furys — jointly worth more than £134million — have failed to cough up £82,166.85 to Cheshire East Council.
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      Land Registry papers show Tyson, Shane and John as the owners of the home and the land.
      John lives at the gated property, while Tyson is in Morecambe, Lancs.
      Barrister Sarah Robson, a fixed costs specialist at Alpha Court Chambers, said: “Often, the first time people realise a liability order has been granted is when bailiffs are sent round.
      “Cases are often sent to magistrates in batches of hundreds and sometimes thousands, and they are rubber stamped without real scrutiny.”
      It is not thought that the Furys will attend court today. Tyson’s representative declined to comment.
      From left, Shane, Tyson, brother Young and dad JohnCredit: Instagram
      If the three fail to cough up, they could face ‘enforcement action’Credit: Instagram/@parisfury1 More

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      England’s Wags plan to stay at luxury £1,750 a night German castle for next year’s Euros

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      ENGLAND’S Wags are planning their own fairytale at next year’s Euros — and are already eyeing up luxury German castles.The players’ partners are desperate to let their hair down — just like Coleen Rooney and the other wives did at the 2006 tournament — after abiding by Qatar’s strict rules during the World Cup last year.
      England’s Wags are eyeing up luxury German castles for next year’s Euros (L-R: Kieran Trippiers wife Charlotte, Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan Davison , Harry Maguire’s wife Fern Hawkins, Kyle Walker’s wife Annie Kilner, and Luke Shaw’s partner Anoushka Santos)Credit: Instagram
      The Wags have scouted the five-star Schlosshotel resort in Kronberg
      They were banned from drinking, told to dress modestly and warned not to play loud music in the strict Islamic country.
      But in Germany next June, they will enjoy greater freedom and are wasting no time in planning for the tournament.
      A source said: “They have hired a personal travel planner.
      “They’re actually toying with the idea of a German castle.
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      “They’re keen to let their hair down after being restricted in Qatar.”
      The Wags have scouted the five-star Schlosshotel resort in Kronberg, where rooms cost up to £1,750 a night, and the Schloss Auel Boutique Hotel in Lohmar.
      The group could include Kieran Trippier’s wife Charlotte, Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan, Harry Maguire’s wife Fern, Kyle Walker’s wife Annie and Luke Shaw’s partner Anouska Santos.
      England’s first match kicks off in Gelsenkirchen on June 16 against Serbia, before a trip to Frankfurt for Denmark and then on to Cologne for Slovenia.
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      At the Schlosshotel resort in Kronberg rooms cost up to £1,750 a nightCredit: “Simon Brown”
      Kieran Trippier’s wife Charlotte is among the group of WagsCredit: Getty
      Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan is also one of the WagsCredit: Getty
      Harry Maguire’s wife Fern will be supporting him at the EurosCredit: Getty
      Luke Shaw’s partner Anouska Santos will be on the tripCredit: Getty
      Kyle Walker’s wife Annie will be travelling to the EurosCredit: Getty More