Mistaken identity

You know the way it is assumed that glamorous young women pursue romance with footballers only because they, the latter, are …

You know the way it is assumed that glamorous young women pursue romance with footballers only because they, the latter, are highly-paid kickers? Fair play, then, to Rachel Rollins who sold her story to the News of the World after she had a brief "relationship" with Newcastle's Carl Cort, a week before his wedding. "I'd no idea he was a footballer," she insisted, "I thought he looked like a drug dealer." Well, that's alright then.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times