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It has been a real privilege to serve in various roles in sport over the last 40-plus years, working alongside really talented colleagues, and I take huge delight in seeing the recent significant growth in opportunities for women and girls to enjoy participating in sport, both in the UK and internationally," said Nicholl. Whatever the specs, you can’t deny his specs have created a lot of attention, on some occasions his glasses have even been deemed more interesting than the football his commentating on! Wright had missed the semi-final with a broken leg, but he recovered just in time to be named in the Palace squad for the final against Manchester United. Football changed my life. It helped me find much-needed direction when I was growing up and has helped me transition into a new career after playing for so many years. Wright: "I always wanted to play in the cup final. It was a real dream, fairytale stuff. I'd been out for eight weeks and my rehab had me being OK to play literally on the day of the final. We were underdogs and I was devastated I wasn't starting.

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The way I dress is still a symbol of who I am: confident, rebellious and bold. I don’t take any shit in how I dress or even how I played on the pitch. People don't like it, but I don't care. I want my daughters to do the same. I never would have dreamed that I'd receive something like this in my lifetime," said Hewett, who has also won seven Grand Slam singles titles. SOUL OF SPORT: ANDY HOOPER was at Stamford Bridge to capture Emma Hayes' Chelsea side running riot against Liverpool

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Wright responded in typical fashion. “I said I don’t business. I said that collar doesn’t look good on that shirt.” So he kept cutting, and kept scoring, so could they really complain? Wright made over 500 club appearances, with the majority at Crystal Palace (225) and Arsenal (221), although he also had spells at West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Celtic and Burnley.

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