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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Offspring of Emile Heskey and Danny Mills remind us time waits for nobody

George Mills, the 25-year-old son of one of England’s best players at the 2002 World Cup, will compete for Team GB at Big Sports Day.
George Mills, the 25-year-old son of one of England’s best players at the 2002 World Cup, will compete for Team GB at Big Sports Day. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters

THE DYING OF THE LIGHT

As an entity, Football Daily peaked in the noughties when young and still hopeful of living a long and successful life. We were rarely happier than seeing Emile Heskey bang in England’s fifth against Germany or Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff inspiring that Ashes victory. Those memories occasionally slip from the mind but we are desperate to cling to the days when the beer gut was in the experimental stage, the hair thicker and state-owned clubs a long way off.

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