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Well-Known Footballers You Have Met

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posted on 5/4/12

Ive never met any famous football stars myself, but was supposed to have dinner with Nelson Mandella about 10 years ago as part of a group of about 10 people. Tony Blair heard he was here though and turned up and insisted Nelson Mandella went with him for dinner, so by the time I got there he had gone. I did meet his cousin and the tribal queen of South Africa though but not the same.

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I don't bother going up to meet them but saw VDV not so long ago if that counts.

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Bumped into Sergio Aguero last August near the arndale centre in Manchester. Was with his child and a couple of other guys

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QPR team visited my secondary school (this was 7 odd years ago)

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I stayed in same Hotel as New York Cosmos when they played Chelsea. Went to the game. In the morning found myself in the lift with Franz Beckenbauer - just him and I. Talked about the game......

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I met Defoe and Ian Wright on holiday in Vegas last June

Wright was a grumpy but Defoe was really nice and said he didn't mind Chelsea (as I was in my Chelsea shirt)

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Les Ferdinand let me cross the road opposite Carrow Road stadium in January. Thats it im afraid

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I met Luka Modric recently and he told me he hates playing for FC Potato, thinks the area should be twinned with Tripoli, thinks the supporters are all a bunch of 's with unjustified delusions of grandeur and an obsessive small club mentality> He also said he wished he had joined a bigger club in the summer as apparently Wolves were in for him

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Dzeko nearly ran me over after we played them this season the

Balotelli drove past me

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The only footballers I've met are Graeme Le Saux in a bathroom, and Ian Wright on a night out (he seems to get about doesn't he )

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Yeah I see what you mean Wrighty's everywhere isn't he He is good for a laugh though!!

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Only ones i have met are Anderson, Nani and darcy blake, from what i can remember.

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A couple of years ago I played golf at an event at Foxhills in Surrey with some ex pros.
I played with Spackman who was good value and a bit lad although he told me he was prouder playing for Liverpool than us.
Also played with Ray Wilkins who is a real gent and sta next to Frank Stapleton at the meal after who was an absolute bore, probably because I had too many beers and mistook his TV work for that of Jim Beglin
Mark Bright was there and a complete , so far up his own ar5e, Martin Peters was a good chap and Bonnetti did go on a bit in the afters Q&A session.
Also met Martin Peters a couple of other times in various 5 a side comps.
Used to see Vialli and David Lee at my local Golf Range in Chiswick, always had time for a chat.

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I've met Sun Ji Hi, first Chinese player in the PL, and solid RB/CB for City

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Just remembered that I met Bonetti once in a sports shop near Wembley and got an autograph, he was promoting his goalkeeping gloves at the time, so I suppose under those circumstances, he would have met anybody!!

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The Yak spilt my pint in a club once. Spent the rest of the night getting rounds off Benjani, Yakubu (Used to come down from Boro to hang out with his Pompey mates) and a few other Pompey players. T'was a good night.

Also see Linvoy Primus regularly for work. Got his mobile no. on my phone. Called me yesterday in fact.

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I met Ledley King once but that was almost 14 years ago when he was a youngster but I really loved the way he was so modest.

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I saw Arshavin driving in Camden, met Shaun Wright-Phillips in St James' Park (in London) and have also met Saha, van der Sar and Edgar Davids.

That's about it, really.

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Admin - any chance of multi-boarding please?

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i was in the same Thalys train as Carlos Kameni 7 years ago i got his autograph and all!

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Met Andy Townshend on a beach in St Vincent in 2010, he was a good bloke and chatted to us for 15 minutes and made his excuses and left when I asked if he was getting the drinks in!

I've met. Ossie, Chopper, Bobby Tambling, John Hollins and Peter Bonetti at various Chelsea West Mids bash's.

Also nearly got into a fight with the Birmingham City bad boy crew of Robert Hopkins, Tony Cotton, Noel Blake and one I can't remember. Hopkins overheard my mate talking about how big his nose was and took offence!! Haha!

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Oh I also met Curtis Davies in Walkabout (Birmingham), was so drunk though I barely remember it

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