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Vinnie Jones, Thierry Henry And Maradona Are Footballers With Hands

by | 31st, December 2009

NEWS of Vinnie Jones going into the Big Brother house encouraged us look back over his career. The man whose contribution to football is so great that he is most famous for using his hands (just like Thierry Henry and Maradona) left football to embark on a carer on the stage. He has played Estragon in waiting for Godot with a gun, King Lear on the point of punching someone in the throat and A Streetcar Named Desire’s Stella putting your lights out – permanently. Here’s a gallery of Jones’ varied career:

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Actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones at the Irish National Coursing Championships at Clonmel Racecourse in County Tipperary, Ireland, Wednesday February 1, 2006. His dog Boavista is one of the favourites to win the competition. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA.



Posted: 31st, December 2009 | In: Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink