Every boy’s a bit special

BUMPED into a man in my travels this week who sounds like he might have a hot prospect on his hands.

His eight-year-old son is showing precocious ability at football, striking the ball perfectly with both feet and more than holding his own in matches with lads two years and more his senior.

Someone with a lot of experience in the game saw him playing recently and remarked on his extraordinary balance and composure on the ball.