When I was a kid, my best friend’s parents were super into football. They had parties almost every weekend and I was always invited to be the one kid to keep my friend company amidst all the adults.

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Steven Gerrard will go down as one of the greatest-ever players to wear a Liverpool shirt - but he found himself in hot water ...

he screamed. Scarcely through the door, I ran into a right-good grilling. "'What the hell are you playing at, wearing a Manchester United shirt?' he asked. 'But dad, it's Bryan Robson's shirt,' I ...