It belongs to Sol Campbell, a soccer star, whos played for England as well as for Arsenal and Tottenham, and interior designer Fiona Barratt-Campbell. Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell was born on 18 September 1974 and is an English professional football manager and former player who was most He scored his first goal for the club in a 31 win over Sheffield United on 23 December.[66]. Maybe from the streets? But it mustve been very difficult for him.. It was clear he was concerned he might have been at Spurs too long. We were all pretty shocked. Thats how I am. We cant have 40 to 50-yard punts up the field and expect them to stick. The next year, he made a brief return to Arsenal before ending his career with Newcastle United. Nothing. Dein recalls cracking a joke when, to the trill of journalists mobiles as sports desks pursued updates, the focus turned to him. Arsenal had asked Andrew to be kept abreast of the players situation, but it was apparently only after Spurs confirmed a parting of the ways that a formal, face-to-face meeting was arranged. There had been initial contact from Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Barcelona. The story of how the Hollywood icon was released back into the wild, Michael Mosley chews over the surprising benefits of these nutrient powerhouses, Dr Matthew Walker shares his tips for getting more sleep, Campbell, 45, was in the stands as the Shrimpers fell to their, It was a sour end to the reign of caretaker manager Gary Waddock, who had been in charge since, Ex-Celtic striker Henrik Larsson had looked set to succeed Bond before talks, Campbell played for Arsenal and Tottenham during an illustrious playing career, and kept Macclesfield in League Two last season in his first managerial role before. [71] Campbell said that County, who had recently been the subject of a takeover by a Middle Eastern consortium, were the best club for "where I am at the moment in my life", and that the recent appointment of ex-England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson as director of football played a "big role" in his decision. I guess I was putting myself in his shoes. Ive kept my head while other people around me were losing it. According to the player, he was then informed in writing by the clubs company secretary that he should make his own legal arrangements. He had inherited all the uncertainty around the futures of Campbell and Darren Anderton, whose contracts had under three months to run, but the hope was silverware and promise of a summer rebuild might convince both England internationals to stay. Sporley 1 yr. ago. Over the next two years, under new manager Glenn Hoddle, Campbell became a regular member of England's defence, partnering Gareth Southgate and Tony Adams. Their delegation did meet Andrew in Catalonia. Yet, within hours, details leaked that Campbell had rejected Spurs proposal. In May 1998, Campbell became what was then England's second-youngest captain, after Bobby Moore, aged 23 years 248 days. [51] Arsenal again finished second in the league and won the FA Cup final at Manchester United's expense, though Campbell was an unused substitute in the match. As a player, I would go into detail, watch who I was playing against. I wanted to challenge for honours., There were always nagging doubts about the reaction the move would inevitably trigger. His first game in charge will be against leaders Perhaps a little more guarded with his words than he used to be, given the way he has been burned in the past. Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Sol Campbell has branded the continued abuse that he receives from Spurs fans as ridiculous two decades since his controversial move away from the club. Inside Sol Campbells 50million property empire and luxury furniture business he co-owns with wife Fiona Barratt. Perhaps the timing of that investment turned takeover ultimately confused the issue, leaving the player with a new set of owners to gauge. No ones life runs perfect. It was a cheap deal. Nobody knew for certain what it was all about. ", His international career was an immense source of pride for Campbell.[84]. After nine seasons as the mainstay of the Tottenham Hotspur defence, Campbell made the controversial move across north London to Arsenal in 2001. That was a total bloody lie, and I went ballistic, I went mad. It shows Southend in 22nd place, with one win and an alarming 53 goals conceded. But it is Campbell, the youth-team graduate who left for nothing, whose defection incited the most febrile reaction. Hes a winner. They couldnt grasp the fact that Arsenal could pay him 140,000-a-week, which was equivalent to something like 7 million-a-year, but there would be no transfer fee, which made it a cheap deal. You have to get to know him and understand him. Vote for Campbell to enter Hall of Fame. A great team, manager the set-up is geared up to win. Yes, I have faults. There was one throwaway line delivered in December 2000 that it would be hard for me to sign for Arsenal which would end up haunting him in particular, but most of the responses followed a familiar theme. By then, clubs across Europe were circling. However, despite being fairly comfortable in possession, he frequently drew criticism throughout his career for his poor distribution. [98][99][100][101][102][103][104] He did not possess good natural stamina, but had pace, power, agility and quick feet, as well as significant mental strength. And even to this day, Campbell seems to divide opinion wherever he goes. People dont give him enough credit. It was about stoking trust. It was a revolving door, he said. They were almost in a rebuilding process. Oh, and he would not be signing for anybody else while under contract. David Pleat and George Graham were really old-fashioned football people and couldnt get their heads around the Bosman ruling, Sugar tells The Athletic. Real Madrid did the same. The January transfer window offers his first chance to refresh the squad and the experience of Macclesfield last season offers a template for the great escape. John Hed missed the previous game and, in the build-up, wed all been thinking, Is Sol going to play? recalls Stephen Clemence, selected in central midfield that afternoon. Asked on talkSPORT today whether hed be interested, Campbell said: I dont know. Gavin, in a very relaxed, matter-of-fact way, just said, Hi guys. The clubs in-house legal counsel suggested he might consider seeking to have the case bound over, ensuring he would not be convicted, but nevertheless admitting a level of culpability a strategy Campbell rejected. Sugar was left upset by his attitude, his fears growing that Campbell, the teams prized asset, was intent upon moving for nothing under freedom of contract. I told them: This Sol Campbell fellow, orchestrated by his agent Sky Andrew he is not staying with us. They smack of a player whose priority was to keep options open as his contract ran down, ostensibly seeking evidence that the club through whose youth ranks he had risen shared his longer-term ambitions to be challengers. His claim that racism has denied him opportunities within the game was greeted with spiteful derision. My decision has been based purely on football. [4] His father was a railway worker and his mother, Wihelmina, was a Ford factory worker. Campbell started again in Newcastle's next two fixtures with West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool, but lost his place upon the return of Coloccini. Its normal.. Who might come into my vicinity. Andrew Vaughan - CameraSport/CameraSport via Getty Images, How England Caused Germanys 2014 World Cup Win, https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AAUvwnh2dj4adpLKjpkVHNyIhe_Ao5FOuSlZirlnc9GR=s800-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj, Jenas issues 3-word response to question of Kevin de Bruyne joining Tottenham. We know that, even if we accepted a transfer fee for him, Sol would not go. [113], On 22 October 2019, Campbell was appointed manager of EFL League One club Southend United. He will not sit down and speak to the club. Mid-table and drifting in the Premier League, they were under new management with Glenn Hoddle, prised away from Southampton after protracted negotiations, overseeing his first game in charge. [11] At age 14, he was one of only 16 young footballers accepted onto a training programme at Lilleshall Hall. Of course, he is under no illusions. (modern), Sol Campbell, pictured at Southends training ground, says: Yes, I have faults. Those two were the ones who kept hanging on to wait to speak to him. The title was secured with a 22 draw with Spurs at White Hart Lane on 25 April. Alan Sugar and I got on very well and, subsequently, I had a good relationship with Levy. [74] On 15 January, he re-signed with the club. I work hard. As you can imagine, it was incredibly sensitive for him to meet somebody from Arsenal. [99][100][101][105] Due to his versatility and range of skills, as well as his ability to carry the ball out of defence and get forward, he was also capable of playing as a right back on occasion. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. The hope was that Hoddles appointment might improve their chances of keeping Campbell. But that happens in life, he says. [5] He left the Youth programme at Upton Park after a coach joked to him that Campbell would be pleased to hear that the West Indies were beating England at cricket; Campbell took this to be offensive. Im just a normal guy. A lot of different situations were blown out of proportion, but thats the usual. Thered been rumours, sure, but I never thought it would happen, says Lee Dixon, whose stint at Arsenal was extending into a 15th and final season. That wed tried to speak to the guy three times, that he was playing a game with us and, unfortunately, our manager and director of football did not understand whats going on with this Bosman thing. It was hardly a surprise he was not invited to the farewell fixture at White Hart Lane in 2017 ahead of the stadiums redevelopment, but still sad that there was no real incentive to include a player who had captained Spurs to one of the two trophies they have won since 1991, and played 315 times for the club. The club released a statement on the morning of May 27, a Sunday, confirming Campbell had opted to leave despite our offer to make him one of the biggest earners in the Premiership. My decision was on football, totally. A deal that would have made him the highest-paid player in the clubs history was effectively rejected, and a counter-proposal put forward by Andrew. Instead, they lost him under freedom of contract without a transfer fee in sight. A fortnight after the FA Cup semi-final loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford, with Campbells rehabilitation on-going, Hoddle invited him to his house for dinner with his family. In his quest for UEFA Champions League football and glory, Sol Campbell made one of the most surprising and controversial moves in Premier League history. Photo by Kevin Barnes CameraSport via Getty Images Some of his team-mates, the likes of Carr and Anderton, backed his decision and agreed a player of his calibre should be playing in the continental competitions. [38] During the season, Campbell was partnered at the back by either Tony Adams (who would retire at the end of the season) or Martin Keown. The former England defender made a controversial move to the Emirates Stadium two decades ago, Don't miss any of the latest and best Spurs news - sign up to the free Tottenham newsletter for updates straight to your inbox. Concentrate on the people who are there for you. Not many players are prepared not to be picking up the same amount of money as their colleagues. The first game after his appointment which he watched from the stands was a chastening 7-1 Chelsea news: Mauricio Pochettino has sent fans a cryptic clue as to the latest update in the club's managerial hunt. [55] Unusually, he then left the stadium, not staying to watch the second half. And for a man who has graced the games biggest stages, this is curiously the environment he loves best: mud and muck, grit and graft. He was keeping his options open, but remained committed to Tottenham while contracted to the club. Its been over two months since Tottenham sacked Jose Mourinho and chairman Daniel Levy has still not hired anybody, after talks broke down with Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte and Paulo Fonseca. [97] However, he was not named in Capello's 30-man preliminary squad, with the coach opting instead for Carragher and King among others as potential defensive cover for Ferdinand and Terry. Tevez maybe the worst due to how he acted. Maybe that might have forced a shift in his stance over the contract. If a player honours his contract, he should be applauded. [79] On 3 October, he made his Premier League debut for the club as a 38th-minute substitute for Fabricio Coloccini in a 21 defeat to Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. Campbell, for the most part, toed the party line when questioned by the media on his future, though what may have been diplomatic pledges of fidelity would feel incendiary in the years ahead. If I had my time again, thats exactly what I would do. ", Arsne Wenger later said he signed Campbell as he found that when playing against him, his attackers could not pass him like they could other players and that "it was as if he was indestructible, such a power spread from him". He could cover up for another players mistake and, as a midfielder, you felt assured with him behind you. Im just saying, personally, it would have been very difficult for me to go and play for Tottenham.. [122] He has also stated he is considering joining the Conservative Party and would be interested in helping the party gain more of "the black vote". In the end, not everyones going to like you. Bayern had insisted on a rapid answer in the February. But, in the end, it was the right one for his football.. WebKevin Campbell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. [64] Instead, he remained in England and joined Premier League club Portsmouth, signing a two-year contract in August 2006. We havent got big guys at the front, he says. I will be 27 in September and need to be playing in the major European club competitions sooner rather than later. People go way beyond football and forgot they went way beyond football and started encroaching on who you are, your personality, your family and things like that, which was bang out of order. Im not disrespecting anyone. But that is where football is a bit upside down.. [121] In 2014, he criticised Ed Miliband's proposals for a mansion tax on properties worth over 2million, calling it "madness". In his authorised biography, it is implied that the schism between Campbell and Tottenham widened further when, while he was still considering his options over the assault charge, Sugar asked him to appear as a witness in a libel case he had taken out against the Daily Mail. Tuesday, July 3, 2001. You probably wont find a bigger villain among Tottenham Hotspur fans than Sol Campbell. He has had an injection in his right ankle, troublesome since the previous autumn but damaged playing for England against Albania in a World Cup qualifier, and the joint is heavily strapped beneath his sock. Come to us, he said, and you will be part of our family. [41] Four days later, they secured the league title with a 10 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Two seasons on, despite breaking their transfer record to recruit Rebrov for 11 million, Tottenham were still just a mid-table side. 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[12] Waldon offered to make him captain of the youth team, but Campbell declined the offer as he wanted to concentrate on his own game.[13]. Its going to be hard going out to a restaurant, or even a local shop. As soon as that appeared, thats when we accepted what the situation was. Its ridiculous. Most had been accompanied by scepticism over whether Arsenal could match the wages on offer from the likes of Inter Milan. Campbell inherited a team being taken to the cleaners every week. It was seven months before those who had rejoiced in Campbells start at the semi-final saw him again in the flesh, and the reception they afforded the 27-year-old was very different. [42], The 200203 season saw Arsenal exit the Champions League at the group stage, but remained on course for a retention of the Double as they reached the final of the FA Cup. Its even tougher.. That is what I would have done once Id sussed out what he was up to stuck him in the reserves, he adds. It feels anticlimactic to report that Campbell is disappointingly normal in the flesh. [43] The club appealed the suspension but were unsuccessful, and he was forced to miss the cup final as Arsenal defeated Southampton to retain the trophy, though they ended the league campaign in second place. He scored his only senior international goal at the tournament, a header off a corner kick by Beckham in the opening group game against Sweden. As it was, we were found out Sol was leaving at about 3am and, as I opened the door, my son Gavin came in on his way back from a nightclub. His latest Arsenal team, a group who would achieve an unbeaten league season a few years later, was taking shape. [75] It was announced he would wear the number 31 shirt. But our position was we werent going to discuss terms with anybody until we had sorted out what was happening with Spurs. However, he missed the end-of-season run-in due to suspension after referee Mark Halsey gave him a straight red card for an alleged elbow on Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjr. Spurs fans still revel in his every setback, naturally, but even journalistic colleagues warned he could be spiky company. That was the consistent way he thought: Can he stay at Spurs and win stuff? Levy is already fiercely unpopular with Spurs fans and this appointment wouldnt do much for that, which means this is never in a million years going to materialise. He has Europes top clubs after him, offered Carr. And with the January transfer window now open there's plenty of content to get your teeth into. [44] His performances were recognised with a place on the PFA Team of the Year, alongside teammates Lauren, Ashley Cole, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires and Thierry Henry. The Arsenal and Tottenham defender was on the Not everyones going to like you, he says. I could see what Sky Andrew and Sol Campbell were up to. Campbell admits that there is still some way to go despite progress having been made in recent years. For me, it is what it is. He wanted to be in a team of winners. In his five years and 195 appearances at Arsenal, he won two Premier League winners medals and two FA Cup winners medals, encompassing the 200102 league and FA Cup double, and being part of the team that became known as The Invincibles for their undefeated 200304 Premier League campaign. The whole scenario merely served to deepen chairman Sugars growing sense of disillusion with the game, fuelling his desire to sell his stake to ENIC and quit football for good. As it turned out, Campbells Porsche then failed to start and he had to return to the Hoddle home while he waited for a roadside recovery firm to come to his aid. He returns the question. Centre-half Campbell knew he was not fit but felt he could still influence the game. And I got out of that. [3] He was the youngest of twelve children, nine of whom were boys. Campbell offered a different take, suggesting he left afterwards far from reassured over the clubs ambitions and claiming Hoddles body language was as if he couldnt be bothered. And if you dont believe in yourself, who else is going to believe in you? [94] After Eriksson's resignation, new coach Steve McClaren chose to look elsewhere for central defensive strength and Campbell was dropped for his first match in charge against Greece in August 2006. One of the journalists present recalls being mildly surprised at the sight of a beige-brown screen that had been erected at the back of the room. Sol Campbell has made it quite clear he does not wish to enter into contract talks until the end of the season and wants to concentrate on his football, said director of football David Pleat at the time.
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