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To: Berlin_Freeper
Before he turned to acting, Vinnie Jones had quite a reputation himself.

Played 384 league games and scored 33 goals in his soccer career, most of them with Wimbledon. He was sent off more than ten times.

Holds the record for being the quickest player ever to be yellow-carded in a game of professional soccer. He was booked 3 seconds into the game.

Noted as one of soccer's hard men, he leapt to fame when a photographer at a match snapped him "marking" Newcastle United's Paul Gascoigne by grabbing his testicles.

9 posted on 12/02/2012 5:54:54 AM PST by Malone LaVeigh
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To: Malone LaVeigh

I loved Gazza but he was a ratbag himself - such talent spoiled by drinking and infantile behavior!


12 posted on 12/02/2012 6:05:55 AM PST by melsec (Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong....)
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To: Malone LaVeigh
Oh for the days of Nobby Stiles and what was quite literally, "smash mouth" soccer...


19 posted on 12/02/2012 6:57:09 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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