500 Strangest Football Stories (Racing Post)

500 Strangest Football Stories (Racing Post)

500 Strangest Football Stories” reaches way back to the early days of the game to introduce you to characters of a bygone era who played football whilst carrying umbrellas and used their moustaches to indicate their feelings. It takes you abroad to discover the Spanish son who takes his deceased Dad to matches – in a makeshift urn; the Italian match which sparked a revolution, and the German side which brought its own Nazi flags to Scotland; and comes bang up to date with details of the Premiership player who ‘killed off’ both of his grandmothers in a desperate attempt to provide an excuse for missing a game. It also features news of the former player turned pundit who agreed to a TV interview in his own home – then charged a fee for use of his gasfire – and the player who celebrated a goal by jumping on to a fence – only to leave his finger behind when he jumped down!