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Apr 10, 2018 the anonymous writer, speaking here to the mirror, says hes had input from several premier league stars for his racy new book. The secret footballer book collection who is the secret footballer. The secret footballer is the pseudonym of a former premier league footballer who contributes articles to the guardian newspaper and has written four books. Victoria beckham is known as a chameleon with hair as she changes her tape hair extensions regularly from long waves to sleek blonde bob and whatever in between can be by changing her hairstyles. Not content to simply enjoy his writing, i think were all guilty of longing to uncover the true identity of the. At first i assumed it was a made up regular article, written by a member of the newspapers staff to attempt to put their spin on the rhyme or reason behind some of the farfetched stories that apparently go on on a regular basis.
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Alongside publishing numerous soccerbased books, the man behind the curtain is also a frequent writer for the guardian and a variety of other toplevel news media campaigns. I am the secret footballer, by anon eat yourself brilliant. Hear his answers to those burning questions about life in professional football about money, managers, wags, warts and all. You are behind your defensive line and you cant get through so you.
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