When asked what he would be if he wasn’t a footballer, Peter Crouch fired back a cracking one-liner. “A virgin,” the lanky striker replied.
It was a brilliant example of self-deprecating humour from a man ribbed by supporters for his appearance and gangly 6ft 7in frame.
At QPR, fans famously likened him to Rodney Trotter, from TV’s Only Fools and Horses. During his days at Liverpool, supporters came up with this chant: “He’s big, he’s red, his feet stick out the bed.” And at just about every other ground, his “robodancing” goal celebration tickled fans.
Crouchy, 39, took it all in his stride – because he likes a laugh more than anyone. And that down-to-earth nature won yet more fans after his podcast chat with Prince William at Kensington
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