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Famous relatives? Met someone once? Someone famous live nearby? Saw something live? Record breaker? Was having a look around (at the bird's ;) ) Chester city centre I couple of years ago with me mates....and we walked past the Grovernor Hotel (dunno if anyone has heard of it big posh hotel) and in the corner of my eye whose sitting right next to the window outside...table for two....only IGOR biscan and Jerzy Dudek got for thumbs up from Jerzy.....Igor was a miserable b*stard! (No surprise! Did he ever smile?) Ive also met Michael Owen.......

Apologies for lead up to this but there are forum rules not allowing me to post URL's until I have 15 posts....

Fair play to the Gafa! Rafa Benitez receives his medal in Madrid | Rafa Benitez Official Website Rafa Benitez recieved this morning as planned the Silver Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit at a ceremony in Madrid. It was a scenario not entirely new to Rafa Benitez. He had previously been in the same hall, the Jose Maria Cagigal Auditorium, at Madrid INEF. That was when Benitez received the Agustin de Betancourt Medal, the highest award handed Photo courtesy of the newspaper MARCA out by the Polytechnic University of Madrid, a little more than a year ago, at the same Madrid INEF where he studied for his degree. This morning's packed presentation was presided over by Her Royal Highness Infanta Dona Cristina and was attended by several personalities from politics, sport and culture...Benitez was delighted 'firstly to return to INEF which brought back memories of the walls, classrooms and corridors....although it is a long time since I studied here. We have all got older but this morning I met some old friends and teachers from that time and it was quite emotional.' Secondly, for 'the pride and satisfaction that it gives me to receive this award. A sincere thanks.' Certainly Rafa Benitez took the opportunity to chat to people there and he had friendly conversations with the Spanish National Manager, Vicente del Bosque, who was also receiving an honour, and with members of his technical staff, especially the fitness coach Javier Minano who worked with Benitez in the youth teams at Real Madrid. The Royal Order of Sporting Merit, no less.

Any news about this player ? He is in todays reserve game. LFC.tv