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    German footie fans caught fondling life-sized model of Harry Kane at FC Bayern Store in Munich

    FOOTIE fans have been caught offside — fondling a life-sized model of Harry Kane.The mannequin is part of a Christmas display at an official club shop.
    German football fans have been fondling a life-sized model of Harry Kane
    Harry has netted 21 goals in 15 games for Bayern since moving from SpursCredit: Getty
    But staff keep having to adjust the shorts worn by the Bayern Munich striker’s dummy because of over­zealous man-handling by his German admirers.
    Last night a worker at the FC Bayern Store in Munich city centre said: “Everyone is always touching Harry’s body here on display.
    “No one is disrespectful, just in awe of him and all of his achievements.
    “Definitely we have seen fans, of all sexes, give him a little pinch or pat on the bottom.
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    “Sometimes his bottom gets touched so much that we have to make sure his shorts are on properly.”
    England hero Harry, 30, has netted 21 goals in 15 games for Bayern since moving from Spurs in the summer.
    Last night he revealed he was leaving his Munich hotel base to move into a new home in the city.
    He posted on Instagram: “A massive thank you to the hotel staff who have made me feel at home since moving to Munich.
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    Max Verstappen snubbed from hiring Mercedes AMG GT with top speed of 195mph on holiday — as he’s ‘too young’

    FORMULA One world champion Max Verstappen was snubbed when he tried to hire a high-performance car on holiday — as he was too young.The 26-year-old Dutch ace — used to racing at well over 200mph — was denied access to the Mercedes, which has a top speed of 195mph.
    Formula One ace Max Verstappen was unable to hire a Mercedes from car rental firm Sixt when he went on holidayCredit: Splash News
    Staff said that allowing Verstappento take the AMG GT motor would have breached its insurance policyCredit: Mercedes
    Staff at car rental firm Sixt said that allowing Verstappen — who won his first grand prix aged 18 — to take the AMG GT motor would have breached its insurance policy as he is under 30.
    The Red Bull racer, who this season won his third consecutive F1 world championship, instead had to make do with a less powerful BMW 5 Series.
    He flew to the Algarve in Portugal with family and friends on three private jets last Monday.
    The party had rented around 20 cars from Sixt at Faro Airport and hired the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve racing circuit for two days before Verstappen flew on to Brazil.
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    A source said: “Max and the group went to Portugal for a fun racing trip and had booked the cars they wanted.
    “When they got to the airport, Max was shocked when he was told he wasn’t allowed to drive the Mercedes he wanted.
    “He’s a seasoned F1 driver who’s used to handling powerful cars, so it’s quite astonishing to think he wasn’t allowed to get behind the wheel of this one — but those are the rules, so he abided by them.”
    Verstappen, who has hit a top speed of 213mph in his RB19 F1 car, had picked out the Mercedes AMG GT, which can do up to 195.7mph.
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    The BMW he was eventually given can cruise at up to 155.3mph.
    His manager Raymond Vermeulen ended up driving the Mercedes.
    Belgium-born Verstappen has won 54 races and made the podium 98 times in his F1 career.
    He has raced for Red Bull since 2016 and is said to have earned £43million this year alone.
    He began karting aged four and was competing in championships at seven. Dad Jos, 51, was also an F1 driver.
    Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan has said of Verstappen: “I believe he will turn out to be the greatest driver of all time.”
    A Sixt spokesman said: “The employees of our franchise partner in Portugal have only followed the rules that arise for insurance reasons.
    “In order to find a customer-friendly solution on site, Mr Verstappen was provided with another premium vehicle.
    “However, there can be special circumstances that justify a deviation from rules. This is such a case.
    “We apologise to Mr Verstappen. He can rent the car he wants from us at any time.
    “There is of course no doubt at all about his driving skills and his experience with powerful cars.”
    In August, Verstappen appeared to break the speed limit while driving a £2.3million Aston Martin Valkyrie supercar through a tunnel in France.
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    A video showed him to seemingly be at 73mph on a 55mph road.
    His representative was asked to comment.
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    Harry Redknapp: Klopp and Guardiola would struggle to keep this Luton team up… Rob Edwards could be a miracle worker

    THERE have been some classic Christmas hits over the years… and a few no one would have predicted.I’m reliably informed that Mr Blobby, Bob the Builder and Lily the Pink were all No 1s — and I don’t think too many saw them coming.
    Rob Edwards in Harry Redknapp’s Christmas No1 this season for his heroics with LutonCredit: Reuters

    Andros Townsend scored the winner as Luton got a huge win over NewcastleCredit: Getty
    Harry has picked out his Christmas chart toppersCredit: Rex
    So with the Big Day tomorrow, I thought I’d pick my chart toppers.
    Maybe not in terms of a place in the table but definitely so when it comes to the job they’re doing.
    Of course, if silverware and success were the only criteria, Pep Guardiola is streets ahead.
    Five trophies in one year for Manchester City. That will never — can never — be bettered.
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    And Friday’s disappointing draw with Sheffield United doesn’t mean Unai Emery has been anything but an absolute star at Aston Villa.
    I know that blew Villa’s chance to go top but don’t go overboard — they are still right in the mix. I’ll come back to him, though.
    Because the one who has really worked a water-into-wine miracle is Luton boss Rob Edwards. In so many ways.
    Look, I know it will probably end in relegation. Let’s face it, Pep, Jurgen Klopp or whoever you name would struggle to keep them up.
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    I always say the best teams have the best players and Luton haven’t got too many stars, didn’t spend any money and have a small squad.
    But that doesn’t mean Edwards is a poor manager. For me, it’s the total opposite. And he’s certainly put the hard yards in to get there, from a less than glamorous starting point.
    Forest Green to be exact, where he won the title and took them into League One for the first time ever — and got the Watford job.
    He never had a chance there — you’re in a long list, Rob — so fair play to Luton for giving him a crack. That’s what you call a punt paying off, as well.
    Tenth in the Championship when he was appointed, third by the end and a day they’ll never forget at Wembley in the play-off final.
    Rob won’t be in the running for the usual end-of-season awards but he edges mine for what he’s done so far.Harry Redknapp
    A one-season stay it may be but the memories keep on coming. And what a bond he has built.
    Getting the best out of what you’ve got is vital for any manager, even more so when there are no superstars. Well, you won’t find many at Luton but they can match anyone for spirit.
    Yesterday’s win over Newcastle, a draw with Liverpool and pushing City and Arsenal close proves that.
    As much as I’d love to see them survive, that would be the biggest miracle of all. And highly unlikely.
    But it still doesn’t take away from how good Edwards has been — and how impressively he handles himself, too, because there’s been a lot to cope with outside of football.
    Rob won’t be in the running for the usual end-of-season awards but he edges mine for what he’s done so far.
    Harry has been very impressed by Sean Dyche’s work at EvertonCredit: EPA
    Jude Bellingham has been tearing it up for Real MadridCredit: AP
    He’s not the only boss who’s stood out, though, and Emery has been magnificent at Villa. Disappointing against the Blades, for sure but everyone has the odd blip.
    I’m not the only one who didn’t think Villa would be above both Manchester clubs, Spurs, Chelsea and Newcastle — not by chance, either.
    I’m not saying they’re going to win the title — I fancied United in August, so you wouldn’t back my tips anyway — but Emery’s certainly making it a season to remember.
    It’s turned out that way for Everton, too, although not in the way they hoped because of that ten-point penalty.
    Look, I know it will probably end in relegation. But let’s face it, Pep, Jurgen Klopp or whoever you name would struggle to keep them up.Harry Redknapp
    But if there’s one man you’d want in charge when things are going against you, it’s Sean Dyche, who’s always got the best out of people and is doing so again at Goodison Park.
    Wolves manager Gary O’Neil needs a mention as well and Newcastle fans idolise Eddie Howe for a reason — they know they’ve got a diamond.
    I love the way he has given the kids a chance and wasn’t scared to play 17-year-old midfielder Lewis Miley in France against Paris Saint-Germain. That’s what it’s all about.
    Talking of players, by the way, there’s a good argument that the best two in Europe right now are both English. Just a shame that they’re playing abroad.
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    Harry Kane, with 25 goals for Bayern Munich, and Jude Bellingham tearing it up every week for Real Madrid.
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    Most expensive Premier League Christmas jumpers revealed – where does your club rank?

    NEWCASTLE United fans are knit amused by the £45 price tag for one of their club’s footie- themed Christmas jumpers.Despite the Magpies having the richest owners in the world — the Saudi sovereign wealth fund — the black, white and gold jumper is more than any other Premier League club’s festive winter woolie.
    Newcastle United were the Premier League club selling the most expensive Christmas jumperCredit:
    Arsenal are selling their jumper, with yellow stripes on a blue background and red and white dots, for £40.
    Manchester United have designed a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer jumper, selling at £36.
    They are also offering one in the original club colours of green and yellow.
    Defending champions Manchester City have set their price tag at £30 — while Chelsea and Liverpool are among several clubs selling their jumpers for £35.
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    The cheapest sweater in the Prem can be found at Luton Town, whose Santa-inspired design retails at just £22.
    Fellow strugglers Burnley are the only club not selling a festive jumper.
    Clubs have hiked prices by up to 15 per cent compared with last year.
    But last night, the cost of the festive jumper on NUFC’s online shop was slashed to £13.
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    Harry Kane stars in Christmas-themed Amazon advert – failing to whip up a festive dinner

    HARRY Kane kicks up his feet as he stars in a Christmas-themed Amazon advert.In the ad, the Bayern Munich man, 30, tries to earn his Spurs as he tries and fails to whip up a Christmas dinner.
    Harry Kane kicks up his feet as he stars in a Christmas-themed Amazon advertCredit: hello@maxgalys.de
    Harry’s cooking didn’t go too well and he needed a fire extinguisherCredit: Instagram
    At one point the star pulls out a fire extinguisher to put out some burned roast potatoes and is later seen staring at a serving tray as if it is the Bundesliga trophy.
    Harry is celebrating having his first Christmas off in years as the Bundesliga takes a three week break.
    And he said of his time off: “I’m really looking forward to it.
    “It’s been tough here without the family for these four months, without the kids and without the wife. 
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    “It’s just about spending some time with them, some quality time. 
    “When we get back everyone will move to Germany, which will be nice as well.”
    Kane and his family will head for a sunny escape soon after Christmas.
    He said: “We’re going somewhere hot, so we’ll spend 10 days and just enjoy that time. 
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    “I’m going to text all my mates in England a picture of me on the beach somewhere.”
    Thankfully he is having better luck on the pitch – having made a record-breaking start to life in Europe since his big-money move from Tottenham last summer.
    Last week he became the quickest player to reach 20 Bundesliga goals after knocking in a brace during Bayern’s 3-0 win over Stuttgart.
    Harry’s gingerbread men were a little burntCredit: Instagram More

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    Troy Deeney: Tonight is my first game as a manager in the Football League… and I’m playing myself up front

    FRIDAY night will be my first match as a manager in the Football League.Ask me what kind of boss I’ll be and the only answer I can honestly give at this early stage is “a bald one with bags under his eyes”.
    Troy Deeney has ‘mixed emotions’ after stepping up from player-coach to replace sacked friend Dave Horseman, left, as Forest Green managerCredit: Rex
    Deeney reckons he’ll be fine if he takes the best bits of the managers he played under – because there were so many of themCredit: Getty
    From my first few hours in charge of Forest Green Rovers, I know this is going to be a new level of busy.
    I’ve just had the physio, the analyst and the set-piece coach on the phone to me in the last hour.
    And I am still a player, too. Because we have two strikers out injured, I will be naming myself on the bench for Friday’s home game against Gillingham.
    Oh and, by the way, the fact that we’ve got a specialist set-piece coach in League Two shows our owner Dale Vince has a very decent level of investment and ambition.
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    We may be 91st out of 92 league clubs in English football at present but we have two games in hand to get us out of the relegation places and I am determined to make an immediate impact.
    When a player goes into management, he will often say he wants to take the best bits from all the bosses he played under.
    Well, the plus point for me is that I spent more than a decade at Watford so I have a lot of managers to choose from!
    I would like to have the organisational ability of Sean Dyche, the attacking mentality of Gianfranco Zola, the tactical nous of Marco Silva, the likeability of Quique Sanchez Flores and Javi Gracia’s ability to ‘manage up’ and deal with owners and directors.
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    Those are all men I worked under at Vicarage Road and if I can take all of their best attributes, I’ll be a success in this role.
    I’ve been doing my coaching badges and have a Uefa A licence.
    While those courses were beneficial in some ways, they are also idealistic.
    What you learn would be great if you had Manchester City’s players and Paris Saint-Germain’s budget.
    In League Two, you’re more likely to find a player turning up for training having slept on his mate’s sofa because he’s been up playing Fifa computer games until 2am.
    After a run of bad results, I want to remind my players that being a professional footballer is the best job in the world. I want them to rediscover that joy.
    They don’t throw that sort of thing at you when you’ve got your  L plates on.
    I’ve had mixed emotions since getting the job because, for the past few months, I’ve been a player-coach under the management of my friend Dave Horseman.
    Dave is an excellent coach, a wonderful bloke and a good mate.
    He’d had a long career coaching at youth level — at Watford among other clubs — before getting his first job in senior management at Forest Green this summer.
    Zola’s attacking instincts as Watford boss impressed DeeneyCredit: Alan Walter
    Marco Silva is rated by Deeney as a great tactical brainCredit: Reuters
    But football is ruthless and this situation is business. Dave was sacked on Wednesday and, one day, either at Forest Green or elsewhere, I’ll be the one getting sacked.
    Forest Green is a lovely, friendly family club in rural Gloucestershire.
    The one thing everyone knows about us is that it’s a vegan club — and while it might have been funny the first time an opposition fan asked me if I wanted a steak bake or thrust a sausage roll at me, it soon wears off.
    I’m not vegan but for Dale it is all about educating people about vegan lifestyles and wider environmental issues. I have huge respect for that.
    But when Gillingham visit, our ground won’t be a bear pit.
    It won’t be like turning up at Millwall or West Ham’s old Upton Park.
    We need to find a bit more nastiness. Without wanting to turn us into 80s Wimbledon, I want us to become horrible to play against.
    I’m going to keep playing until January, when Dale hopes to invest more in the squad and then I hope to gradually fade into the background as a player, rather than retiring altogether.
    In League Two, you’re more likely to find a player turning up for training having slept on his mate’s sofa because he’s been up playing Fifa computer games until 2am.Troy Deeney
    Everyone has told me it will  be extremely tough to be a player-manager but, for the time being, it’s ‘needs must’.
    Some people have asked why I wanted to take over a club next to bottom in League Two for my first job in management — but I have never been one to turn down a challenge.
    I remember Paul Ince and Sol Campbell taking over at Macclesfield in similar circumstances and leading them to safety.
    It’s also true that there aren’t enough black and ethnic minority managers in English football.
    We’re still under-represented and we are less likely to get opportunities — even though I’m not sure how many black guys are applying for jobs at League Two level.
    But I’ll be giving my first team talk as a manager before kick-off on Friday evening and I hope I won’t be giving too many of them too often.
    I want our dressing room to become more self-sustaining, where players will give their own speeches before matches.
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    But after a run of bad results, I just want to remind my players that being a professional footballer is the best job in the world. I want them to rediscover that joy.
    And I want to be in that dugout with a big toothy grin just like ­Jurgen Klopp’s.
    After managing Deeney at Vicarage Road, Sean Dyche has gone on to boss Burnley for 10 years and Everton since January 2023Credit: Rex More

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    England ace Harry Kane learning Bayern Munich’s incredibly dull football chants

    ENGLAND skipper Harry Kane is learning his new German club’s incredibly dull football chants.The Bayern Munich ace, 30, is mastering “Stand up if you are Bayern” and “One shot, one goal, one Bayern”.
    Harry Kane is learning his new German club’s incredibly dull football chantsCredit: AFP

    UK fans say the songs lack wit — and challenged Harry to teach Germans some Spurs favourites.
    James Ceppi di Lecco, 40, cheekily suggested: “How about ‘He’s not one of our own’ (Er ist nicht einer von uns)?
    Or ‘You’re Schmidt and you know you are? (Du bist Schmidt und das weißt du auch).”
    Richard Wilson, 62, from Sunbury, Surrey, added: “I can’t believe Harry’s taking the trouble to learn that rubbish.
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    “Why not, ‘It’s coming home?’ (Der Fußball kommt nach Hause).”
    Harry — who has already scored 22 goals — reveals his language skills in a clip for AI chatbot Bard, saying: “The Munich fans are great.
    “Home and away.”
    He is already using AI to help him read bedtime German stories to his four children.
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    Asked which songs he knows, he says: “I’m going to double-check on Bard.”
    The app plays a few which he translates and says: “‘Stand up if you are Bayern?’, I’ve heard that one.”
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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

    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