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“SIT DOWN, FIDO!”

Chris Sweeney

There are two things in life that really deter a burglar: Duncan Ferguson, or a huge dog.

In recent years, football’s leading stars have increasingly found themselves the targets for criminals - not least thanks to a fixture list that generously tells potential burglars when they’ll be away from home.

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