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“WHEN ADEBAYOR SCORED AGAINST ARSENAL, I WAS THINKING, ‘SLOW DOWN, I’M TIRED!’”

SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS

BERND SCHUSTER

BREDE HANGELAND

LUKE CHADWICK

How much football did you and Bradley, your younger brother, play at home with your dad, Ian, as you were growing up?

I played with my brother pretty much every day. We played at primary school, secondary school and when we got back home if the sun was still out. If our friends were around, we’d go over the hill to an estate where we’d play a game of FA Knockouts, which is also known as Wembley. We used to play squash with footballs, playing one- or two-touch games. I’d say Brad and I were self-taught.

As an

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