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Article: 'They are total scum. If they weren't football players, most of them would be in prison' (Sir Alan Sugar, still a major Tottenham Hotspur shareholder, explains his enduring love for 'the beautiful game')
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- February 13, 2005
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SIR ALAN SUGAR, the former chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, has
described the nation's football players as ``total scum'' and claimed
that ``most of them would be in prison'' if they had not become
professional sportsmen.
In an interview in The Sunday Telegraph today, Sir Alan also
claims that footballers have no concept of loyalty or honesty and are
interested only in themselves.
Although his comments may strike a chord with some members of the
public, former Spurs players responded angrily, describing his
remarks as ``completely unnecessary'' and ``a joke''.
In his interview, Sir Alan, the owner of the electronics company
Amstrad, pulls few punches, saying: ``[Football players are] scum, ...