When Oliver Skipp was named in the Tottenham squad for the 2019 Champions League final, he had a problem. The 18-year-old hopeful was bang in the middle of his A-Level exams. He had papers in economics and history, one before the team flight to Madrid; another shortly after the showpiece against Liverpool.
And so Mauricio Pochettino and his players would be treated to the most unusual of sights. Skipp took his books on the trip and he even did a bit of revision on the bus to the match. For the record, Skipp would get an A in economics and a B in history.
