Sunday 27 February 2011

Dean Richards a big loss to the football world

Yesterday we had the sad news of former-Tottenham defender Dean Richards passing away at the age of just 36 years of age.

It came as a complete shock to a lot of people in football and Dean will be a big loss to the football world.

Illness

Richards had fought a long battle against serious illness and unfortunately finally lost it yesterday.

A statement on the Bradford City website read: “The football club are truly devastated to hear of the death of former Bradford City fans’ favourite Dean Richards.”

Popular

He was a popular character and is acknowledged as a nice guy within the game. From reading the tributes on fans forums and websites he wasn’t just popular with the fans of clubs he played for either.

It speaks volumes for the man that fans of the likes of Chelsea, Fulham and even Arsenal have left tributes for the defender on various websites.

Career

Dean Richards started his career at boyhood team Bradford City. He moved to Wolves for

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