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Player profile: Max Radford

London Lions

October 22, 2009 14:09
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Age: 37 Lives: Mill Hill
Occupation: Equities trader
Nickname: Kidyid
Team supported: The once mighty Spurs
Position: Winger/striker
Previous clubs: Maccabi Tel Aviv and Watford as a kid, Glenthorne, London Lions and at least 10 others
Status: Married
Likes: If it looks like Giselle and can make my mum’s schnitzels, I like it
Dislikes: Anything red (other than a Ferrari)
Football idol: Hoddle, of course
Best player played with: Jewish – refuse to inflate his ego, Non-Jewish: Bruce Dyer (1st £1m teenager)
Famous look-a-like: A cross between Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito
Favourite ground: Santiago Bernabeu and the Lane
Favourite food: Mum’s schnitzels
Favourite kosher restaurant: Mum’s schnitzels
Favourite holiday destination: Tel Aviv
Favourite film: Life of Brian
Favourite car: Maserati Granturismo
Actual car: Audi S5 Cabriolet
Big match preparation: Tape and strap every joint
Dream date: Giselle (and I had better say the Mrs too)
Career highlight: Scoring a hat-trick vs Brazil at the Maccabiah and any game where I can walk afterwards
Claim to fame: Fathering my two amazing girls
One regret: Trying to ski (still hurting 10 years later)
Motto: Why pass when you can shoot
Studs or blades? Blades
Bagels or rye bread? Crumble and use either to bread mum’s schnitzels
Shwarma or falafel? Both…and my mum’s schnitzels

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