Gianni?s Club World Cup Panini sticker prompts yet another question for lofty Infanti

Should we really be surprised that Fifa?s president doesn?t see anything wrong with him having his own place in the album?
I stole from my parents to complete Panini ?87. It?s not a confession. They know. They knew at the time. I was grounded for a week. Football stickers were an addiction for this eight-year-old. Once you?d bought a quarter of lemon bon bons and fizzy cola bottles and a can of Tizer, there was barely enough pocket money to get more than a few packets. How was I meant to complete it?
Inside my dad?s jacket pockets I found 10 pound coins. Treasure. I put them in my pocket and raced to Lavells newsagent and bought as many packets of stickers as I could. In a blind fervour I ripped and I ripped and I ripped. I even ripped Chris Waddle in half. I needed Chris Waddle. Seconds later I was caught red-handed. The shame.
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