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The son of a Barclays hero is writing his own story at Man City one hat-trick at a time
The rise of social media wasn’t kind to Emile Heskey, but before the memes, he was genuinely one of the most talented strikers in the Premier League.
Injuries and a decline in the unforgiving eyes of a new, chronically online generation made it easy to forget about the good times, but when Heskey was at his best, there were plenty of times where he was unplayable.
Goals, assists and an iconic celebration, the multi-faceted striker was perhaps even a little ahead of his time with the way he’d work in specific systems these days.
If you don’t want to take our word for it and you’re somehow now moved by the tapes, you needn’t look any further than his youngest son Reigan, who has clearly inherited the football gene from his father and is now flying for Manchester City.
Liverpool fans will be aggrieved knowing a former player’s son is doing the business in a rival’s academy, but their loss isn’t just City’s gain.
Reigan Heskey – an England under-17 international – has all the tools and potential to be doing the business for the Three Lions in the future if all goes to plan.
The sickener? He wasn’t even one when his father moved to Aston Villa in January 2009. Yes, you are that old.
Why are we telling you this? Because he’s good at football. Just like his dad. Like, really bloody good. To the point where his most recent 22-minute hat-trick in the Premier League 2 – an under-21 competition – has us convinced that he’s going to be a second-generation England star.
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Generational in every sense of the word, rumour has it that Cody Rhodes is jealous of how the Heskey name is about to hold a stronger sporting legacy than his own family.
And with that outrageous hat-trick from the substitutes bench, you can see why. This kid is a freak.
Comfortable on both feet, Heskey possesses a wicked drop of the shoulder and hips that can send any unfortunate defender spinning to the floor.
His hat-trick was the perfect showcase of his abilities. Impact from the bench, a constant goal threat and a nightmare for defenders and a goalkeeper to anticipate, with his balance complimenting that brilliant shooting.
The Norwich goalkeeper could’ve done better with Heskey’s third, but when he’s shifting the ball and finding an angle that quickly, it’s honestly difficult to put too much blame onto him.
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Heskey is already punching well above his weight and will continue to do so with such technical excellence. Emile’s youngest son has six goals and four assists from seven Premier League 2 appearances this season and doesn’t turn 17 until January. That is absurd.
Telling Manchester City’s website that it was a good performance, young Reigan added: “I came on and made an impact which is what I try to do every time so it was a good performance.
“The pressure of having them [other teams] behind us gives us motivation to play well every week.”
Not only does he play well, he speaks well too. And with older brother Jayden also balling out for City’s youth sides, it’s abundantly clear that football is in the Heskey blood.
Emile was once the head of the table, but we predict Reigan will be taking over as the leader of the bloodline – and perhaps City and England’s front line – before we know it.
Alex Iwobi says Fulham must stay positive despite their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.
Marco Silva’s side put up a spirited display in the encounter, and were unlucky not to get at least one point.
Iwobi started the fight back by scoring the second goal for Fulham early in the second half.
The versatile midfielder’s compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze then rose from the bench to score two more goals for the Cottagers.
Manchester City, however, held on to go home with maximum points.
Iwobi stated that they deserved more from the game.
“I feel disappointed because we didn’t get anything out of the fighting spirit that we showed, but I think we have to take the positivity from the game,” Iwobi told the club’s official website.
Fulham will be away to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Sunday.
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has named the Premier League club that has impressed him so much this season.
The Spaniard said that Enzo Maresca’s side have really impressed him with the improvement they make everyday.
Speaking after Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Guardiola pointed out that a team must remain consistent to win the title.
Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to just two points behind Arsenal with the victory over Fulham, but the Gunners could maintain their five points lead with a win over Brentford on Wednesday night.
“Chelsea impresses me more and more every day with Enzo [Maresca], but it’s long,” he told reporters after the win.
“Premier League is so long, many things will happen. We won six Premier Leagues, four or five when we in December, January or February we were behind.
“The team who wins the Premier League is the team who grows during the months and this is what we try to do. No injuries, it’s so long.
“But at the same time, if we push, we will be better and push ourselves and control the situations better, the emotions and we will see what happens.”
The 2025 World’s Strongest Woman final has sparked outrage after an alleged transgender athlete won gold.
American Jammie Booker, who is accused of being a biological male, beat Great Britain’s Andrea Thompson to victory at the event in Arlington, Texas.
According to Mail Online, Thompson walked off the podium, appearing to say ‘this is bulls***,’ while Booker celebrated. The Brit has since been crowned the ‘true World’s Strongest Woman’ by her coach and some of her peers.
Rebecca Roberts, a three-time winner of World’s Strongest Woman, has sensationally claimed that no one – not even the organizers – knew about Booker’s background.
Details on the American are not clear, but the publication sighted a YouTube video – uploaded to what appears to be Booker’s YouTube channel in September 2017, with Booker saying: ‘Everyone is dying to tell their own story and I am obviously no exception to that.
‘I’m 21-year-old trans woman with a history of abuse, struggling to stay true to herself while under the rule of her religious parents.’
On Monday night, Roberts posted a picture on Instagram that read ‘Protect Women’s Sports.’ She wrote alongside the picture: ‘I hold no hate toward transgender people. Everyone deserves dignity, respect, and the freedom to live their truth.
But I cannot stay silent about something that threatens the fairness and future of women’s strength sports. Transgender women, people born male, should not be competing in the women’s category.
This isn’t about identity. It isn’t about politics. It’s about the undeniable physical differences that exist in strength-based sports… differences that don’t disappear, and that matter more here than almost anywhere else. Women’s categories were created for a reason, and if we lose that, we lose the foundation of our sport.
‘What happened this weekend wasn’t transparent. None of us knew. Not even the organisers knew. And when fairness is taken by surprise, trust in the sport begins to crack.
‘My message is simple. Trans people belong in sport, but women’s divisions must remain biologically born female-only.
‘I love this sport. I have given my life to it. And I won’t ignore something that could quietly change it forever. Congratulations to @andreathompson_strongwoman… the true World’s Strongest Woman 2025’
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