“i flew from burundi to birmingham aged 10 – then got put into care till i had a dna test…”

Troy Deeney had been out of prison for just nine months when he scored the goal he’s most remembered for. The frontman would later find the net nearly 50 times in the Premier League, but he’ll forever

You made your debut for Rangers at a packed Ibrox against Panathinaikos in July – what was that like? The size of this club is mad. Playing in that Champions League qualifier was like nothing I had ex

In recent years you’ve spent time working in China. That must have been quite an experience? I had two spells there. The opportunity first came not long after I left my job with the FA. My kids were g

Sir Alex Ferguson and yourself grew up in Glasgow’s Govan area around the same time, in the early 1940s… That’s right. Sir Alex went to Govan High School and I went to St Gerard’s, which was very loca

Next year, the New Zealand midfielder could become only the second player of Indian heritage to appear at a men’s World Cup

Aged 11, you left Reunion Island, near Madagascar, to join Le Havre’s youth team in mainland France. How tough was it to adapt to a different life? It wasn’t an easy adjustment. At the beginning, it w