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Michael Duberry – The former Chelsea, Leeds and Stoke defender talks us through his football memories

First game you watched live?
When I was young, I was taken to see Tottenham reserves play at White Hart Lane and I just remember it was a real stadium.
Obviously, it wasn’t packed out but I just remember all the noise and all the swear words! Tony Parks was in goal and he was effing and blinding – I must have only been 10 or 12 years old but I thought to myself ‘is this what happens at a football match?’.
First football hero?
Glenn Hoddle springs to mind, or...

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