'South Asians can't play football' Clearing out cupboards and found these...Blast from the past. 20 years ago my friends, who I played 5 A Side footy with, won the UK 5 A Side championships run by News Of The World with the best 64 teams from UK, competing at Hackney Marshes..

After winning the competition with the finals over 2 days (played 10 games), they then played a 'Premier League All stars team' consisting of Ashley Cole, Luke Young, Jon Hatley, Steven Bywaters and Paulo Vernazza...

The Premier league team were managed by Harry Redknapp (8 years later my manager at @SpursOfficial), while 'Bacca Jnrs' were meant to have been managed by an Ex International manager. Anyway as soon as the final finished and 'Bacca Jnrs' won, the other manager disappeared...

Harry Redknapp was brilliant and stayed till the end and presented the prize money and trophy. It was all being screened on Sky. Prior the competition, the organisers also said the winning team, would represent the UK in the World amateur 5 A Side championships...

The next day the 'Bacca Jnrs' captain recieved a call from the organisers. "Sorry Lads, but we've already got a team representing the UK and so won't be needing you"...