Former Leeds United goalkeeper Rob Green has revealed his friends and family were 'harassed' in the wake of his error at the 2010 World Cup for England. The Three Lions were held to a 1-1 draw by USA in their first group game in South Africa as Green spilled a tame Clint Dempsey shot through his gloves after Steven Gerrard's early opener.
Green was then dropped to the bench by manager Fabio Capello for the remainder of the tournament and the 42-year-old played just once more for his country following that moment. It was an error that Green was often ridiculed for throughout the remainder of his career, though he now believes he can look back on it in 'good humour'.
He wrote in the Daily Mail: "I think enough time has passed for my mistake in 2010 to be looked on in good humour. It doesn’t define me as a person and it doesn’t define my career. It would have been nice to say it was the only mistake I ever made – but it wasn’t!
