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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