'Bend it' star scoops top award

A British actress who starred in the hit film Bend It Like Beckham has been named an international football personality of the year.

A British actress who starred in the hit film Bend It Like Beckham has been named an international football personality of the year.

Parminder Nagra won the the equivalent of a footballing “Oscar” from Fifa chief Joseph Blatter, the most powerful man in world football.

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