“In light of Jack Grealish’s recent celebrations possibly putting his England call-up to the back of his mind, has any player failed to show up for a match because he simply forgot it was happening?” tweets Andy Brook.
Footballers have been going awol since Moses wore short pants – here are some examples – but it’s rare for somebody to forget they were supposed to be playing in a game. We’d imagine at least one of these stories is apocryphal but, well, who cares.
