When footballers get fake kids with terminal illnesses
Former Sunderland player Steed Malbranque has quashed suggestions that he has quit football to care for his son who has been diagnosed with cancer… because he doesn’t have a son, let alone a son with cancer.
Reports widely carried in the media last weekend suggested the Frenchman had quit new club St Etienne to care for his child.
His solicitors Thomas Cooper released a statement which read: “Steed has read with concern the recent stories currently circulating about him and his family.
“He would like to reassure all of his friends in England and throughout world football that these stories are wholly without foundation.
“Steed does not have a son and his immediate family are all in good health. Steed does not know the origin of these stories but would like to stress that they are without merit.”
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