• Wycombe striker has become a cult idol

• According to a video game he is the strongest footballer in the world

• The journeyman forward is a legend in a legend’s eyes

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Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa was born on May 10th 1982 in Islington, North London, growing up on a council estate in the capital.

As a teenager he joined Watford’s youth academy but when a first-team spot continually eluded the forward he took a highly unusual detour at the beginning of his career, joining Lithuanian side FK Atlantis.

There he scored the winning goal in a domestic cup final and participated in European competition, but disgraceful racial abuse followed him from ground to ground, prompting the youngster to head back to the UK after two seasons, signing for Welsh side Barry Town.

At an age when most footballers are still breaking through, Akinfenwa was already amassing a distinctly unusual C.V. but his journeyman status is only one reason why he has become such a popular figure in the game, a cult idol no less.

His former employers may be plentiful but there really is only one Adebayo Akinfenwa.

Akinfenwa Clubs

Not many players have turned out for five different clubs in a single season but that was the dubious distinction achieved by Akinfenwa in 2003-04 when Barry released him due to the club experiencing financial difficulties.

Brief and unsettled spells at Boston United, Leyton Orient, and Rushden and Diamonds swiftly followed before the powerfully-built forward found his feet at Torquay United. On the south coast he stayed for all of five months.

Now a well-seasoned 39 years of age, the striker can boast a very respectable 137 goals from 450 professional appearances, and has represented 13 clubs in all, each of them – bar FK Atlantis – plying their trade in the lower rungs of the English ladder.

The longest he has stayed with any one outfit was a two-and-a-half year stint with Northampton.

Such an itinerant career has made the target-man a familiar presence across League’s One and Two but focusing on this does Akinfenwa a disservice.

He has won a Player of the Year merit for four clubs - Torquay, Northampton, Wimbledon and twice with current club Wycombe - while for the Dons he notched a famous FA Cup goal against his boyhood favourites Liverpool.

In 2018, aged 35 he was selected for that season’s PFA Team of the Year. Wimbledon may be out of this year’s FA Cup but the sports betting offers up decent odds for the latest underdogs.

How Much Is Adebayo Akinfenwa Worth?

The burly forward nicknamed ‘The Beast’ may have exclusively played his football beyond the Championship but he has still accrued a healthy bank balance with his salary only making up a portion of it.

Furthermore, there is his autobiography, The Beast: My Story, that sold well on publication along with a clothing range called Beast Mode On that capitalises on his bulky stature, selling work-out wear including vests and hoodies.

On his website, the player promotes training plans that can be purchased via an app.

It is impressive how the striker has monetised his popularity, as well as carving out a brand for himself that positively inverts what was initially intended as a slight.

Akinfenwa vs Liverpool

When Akinfenwa struck against Liverpool in 2015 – briefly sending those of us indulging in football betting online into a spin until the top-flight giants restored some order – it meant the absolute world to him.

As a kid he idolised John Barnes, and with his love of the Reds never waning he half-jokingly threatened there ‘would be trouble’ if any of his team-mates beat him to Steven Gerrard’s shirt after the game.

On achieving promotion with Wycombe Wanderers in 2020 meanwhile, he urged Jurgen Klopp to ‘hit me up on WhatsApp’ during his post-match interview, a clip that went viral.

Brilliantly, the German gaffer responded to the call, sending a video message of congratulations to the aging hit-man for finally reaching the second tier. Again, this was widely shared across social media becoming a rare and welcome feel-good story.

The latest Premier League odds have Liverpool a lengthy distance behind Manchester City for this year’s title but to Akinfenwa they will always be the champions.

Career Highs

In addition to the goals and promotions and cup adventures, Akinfenwa has achieved much in the game, some trivial, others worthy of high acclaim.

Earlier this season he was called a ‘legend of English football’ by none other than Pep Guardiola after the Chairboys encountered Manchester City in the EFL Cup.

Both clubs have now exited the competition but a sensible football prediction is that the Blues will lift the trophy again sometime soon.

There are also his dance moves to consider, with an eye-catching shimmy grabbing the public’s attention and becoming a trademark celebration that delights all who sees it.

Lastly, and much more importantly, Akinfenwa deserves huge praise for the manner in which he has repeatedly tackled racist abuse over the course of his career, speaking eloquently and passionately on the subject to anyone wise enough to listen.

We end as we began, by stating a simple truth. There really is only one Adebayo Akinfenwa.

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• Gareth Barry is widely considered one of the finest talents of the Premier League era

• No other player has made more Premier League appearances than the no-fuss midfielder

• His lengthy career at the top has resulted in considerable wealth

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Born in Hastings on 23rd February 1981, Gareth Barry is a widely respected former footballer whose career spanned three different decades, the vast majority of which was spent plying his trade at the highest level.

Indeed, by the time the midfielder hung up his boots in 2020, he proudly held the record for making the most appearances in the Premier League.

His steady marshalling of centre-circles gained him the nickname of ‘Mr Reliable’ and subsequently Barry came to epitomize the kind of player hugely appreciated by his club’s fanbase but under-valued elsewhere.

In truth he was one of the finest midfielders England has produced in the Premier League era.

Beginning his long footballing journey as a trainee at Brighton he was head-hunted by Aston Villa as a teen, going on to make the bulk of his top-flight appearances in the Midlands over an 12-year period.

At Manchester City he won trophies then later, as he gained veteran status, Barry finally gained the widespread respect his ability warranted as he played out his final seasons at Everton and West Brom, as reliable as ever.

How Much Is Gareth Barry Worth?

Such longevity doesn’t only bring a player admiration and records in modern times. It also makes them seriously wealthy.

With 20 of his 22 years spent as a regular starter in the lucrative realms of the Premier League, Barry’s estimated fortune lies just north of £10m, much of which is derived from excelling for a sustained period at the top of the English game.

A drawn-out contract negotiation at Villa in the mid-2000s saw his earnings eventually soar, as his employers were keen to fend off interested parties.

Two years later, Manchester City swooped, instantly doubling his weekly wage to £100,000 a week. It was at City where Barry won his only league title and many Premier League predictions tip them to repeat that feat this season.

Gaining international recognition with England early in his career ensured his profile rose substantially and by becoming a household name his earning power would have also greatly increased.

Factor in too, a boot deal with Adidas and many years of highly rewarding bonuses and it’s fair to surmise that Barry was set for life at a young age, thereafter only getting richer.

Though his earnings dipped to £61,000-a-week on joining Everton he was significantly compensated at the tail-end of his career with a bumper signing-on fee from West Brom with Barry a free agent.

Gareth Barry House

There is no better illustration of the player’s considerable wealth than his former home, that was put on the market in 2018 for £4.5m.

Set in 30 acres of Cheshire land, the seven-bedroomed mansion contained the obligatory, spacious games room that all successful sportsman have as well as a tennis court outside and numerous stables.

There was additionally a home cinema and indoor swimming pool and even a 3,500-square-foot former aircraft hangar on the grounds, used to house Barry’s collection of cars.

With no sale forthcoming the property was reduced in value to £3.6m three years later.

Gareth Barry Achievements

Starting out as a left-back for Villa, Barry was soon brought inside to the midfield berth he is now so associated with and there he consistently displayed attributes that made him one of the best ‘holders’ in recent years.

He was calm in possession, a master at linking up play via a varied range of passing while without the ball the player handed the captain’s armband in his early twenties by the Midlands giant was tough but fair in the tackle.

Still, over a decade at Villa Park brought only an Intertoto Cup medal to his trophy cabinet but that all changed when Manchester City came calling in 2009.

At a club very much in the ascendancy, Barry secured a Premier League title in 2012 while lifting the FA Cup a season earlier.

Personal merits include winning a Player of the Year award at Everton after putting in a series of vintage performances at Goodison throughout 2015/16 but, as already stated, what most impresses about Gareth Barry is his astonishing longevity.

After surpassing Ryan Giggs in making the most Premier League appearances, the too-often under-rated midfielder ultimately racked up 653 outings for Villa, City, Everton and the Baggies.

Those of us who indulge in football betting online treasure a player such as Barry because we know where we stand with him. He was after all, Mister Reliable.

Gareth Barry England

Barry represented his country at various youth levels before receiving his international bow courtesy of Kevin Keegan in 2000.

Then a marauding full-back his opportunities were limited due to the prominence of Ashley Cole but several years later, after reimagining himself as a central midfielder many further caps followed, including appearances at a Euro tournament and the ill-fated 2010 World Cup that saw England fall at the first.

Our sports betting odds suggest the Three Lions will fare much better in Qatar this year.

In total, Barry played 53 times for his country, scoring three goals, with a particular highlight coming against Egypt in 2009 when he was made captain.

Gareth Barry Family

In 2007, Barry married his childhood sweetheart Louise in a low-key wedding that typified their approach to celebrity.

Neither have an online presence of any note and both value their privacy with Barry’s guarded nature once leading his manager John Gregory at the time to claim he had a ‘perfect poker face’.

The player has however previously gone on record, stating how supportive his wife has been, attending games and being his rock during a tough period early in their marriage when the Villa faithful publicly deemed him a ‘Judas’ for leaving their club.

The pair went on to have two children, a son Oscar and daughter Freya with Oscar a promising footballer himself, hoping to make the grade at Walsall.

Who is to say the Premier League odds in the near future won’t again include the probability of a Barry to score or be cautioned.

Regarding his wider family, Barry was the youngest of four brothers but tragically the close-knit clan endured an awful loss in 2018 when his older sibling Marc was killed in a traffic accident. 

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FIRST PUBLISHED: 23rd March 2022

• Tim Sherwood enjoyed a long and successful career as a Premier League midfielder

• His two spells as a top-flight manager have been short but eventful

• Two decades at the top and punditry work have made him very wealthy

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Timothy Alan Sherwood was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire on 6th February, 1969.

A football obsessive from the get-go, he showed sufficient promise to be snapped up by Watford’s youth academy going on to make his professional debut for the Hornets aged just 18.

A well-regarded and largely successful career followed with Sherwood making just shy of 500 appearances for six different clubs, leaving three on good terms, the others in more acrimonious circumstances.

Our latest football transfer odds reveal such bitter parting of the ways is still commonplace today.

On drawing a close to nearly two decades of competitive action, Sherwood entered club management, taking the reins at Tottenham and Aston Villa for a season apiece, always wearing a gilet waistcoat on matchdays, an item of clothing that soon became a trademark of sorts, gaining him widespread attention.

He is now a pundit, airing his thoughts on the game across numerous platforms. All of which has made Tim Sherwood a well-known figure in the game in addition to being a very wealthy man.

How much is Tim Sherwood worth?

The 53-year-old has a reported wealth of £1.5m though this is an extremely conservative estimate given that he played the bulk of his career during a period when football’s popularity exploded leading to players being lavished with enormous riches.

The average wage of a top-flight footballer in 1992, the year of the Premier League’s founding, was £77,000 and this was the same season when Sherwood signed for ambitious Blackburn, being awarded a bumper contract and the captaincy too.

The latter detail is pertinent as his greater status would have unquestionably resulted in individual sponsorship deals and better earning power.

By 2002/03, the player’s swansong campaign in the Premier League, the average wage had sharply increased to £611,000.

Such considerable income afforded a five-bedroom house in Berkhamsted, an area where property prices are considerably above the national average while Sherwood drives a luxury 4x4 that seems to be obligatory these days for footballers and managers alike.

Beyond the training ground and TV studios, he is a director of a limited company that he runs alongside his wife, Mia.

Managerial rewards

Sherwood’s salary on taking charge at Spurs in 2013 varies according to different sources, with some putting the figure at £1m per year, while others suggest it was double that.

Anyone who indulges in football bets will know that nothing is ever straightforward when it comes to Tottenham.

What is more certain is that he was remunerated to the tune of £2m per year when later at the helm in the Midlands, leading Aston Villa to a FA Cup final in 2015 and keeping them safe from the clutches of relegation.

This is public knowledge because Sherwood’s compensation package on being sacked was the equivalent of a year’s salary and the fired gaffer walked away with a cool couple of million.

In 2020 it was revealed that QPR made enquiries about his availability. Sherwood reputedly asked for £1m per year from the Championship side.

Since finding managerial jobs harder to come by, the sometimes outspoken figure has turned to punditry, commentating on topical matters for Talksport, Al-Jazeera Sport, and Amazon Prime among others.

While these are well-paid commitments, they are done in a freelance capacity therefore exact figures remain unknown.

Family Life

Sherwood met his future wife Mia at the height of his footballing fame in the Nineties and they remain happily together nearly thirty years on.

They have raised four daughters in the stable environment of a family home the player purchased on leaving Blackburn for Tottenham in 1999, a move that came about because Sherwood wanted to return to his roots in Hertfordshire.

What presumably keeps him grounded is that nobody else in the family unit has any particular interest in football.

In 2015, with Aston Villa set to face Liverpool in a FA Cup semi-final, Sherwood revealed his youngest daughter wanted the Villans to lose because a foreign holiday had previously been booked and she wanted to go swimming.

To further illustrate how detached his personal life is from his professional adventures, Mia has only watched her husband play on eight or so occasions, claiming to be forced to go each time.

On initially meeting, Sherwood pretended he was an artist, not a footballer, his fib only unravelling when Mia asked that he draw her.

Playing career

An all-action, box-to-box midfielder with an eye for a pass, Sherwood first made his mark at Watford before bigger clubs inevitably came calling.

First there was Norwich, who back then resided in the top division as they do now. Sadly, our Premier League predictions tip the Canaries to slip from their perch once again this season.

His stint in East Anglia was followed by lengthier spells at Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham before a long and impressive career was wound down at Portsmouth and Coventry.

By the time he hung up his boots in 2005, the Premier League star boasted a league winners medal with Blackburn, excelling that season to such an extent that he was included in the PFA Team of the Year.

He also enjoyed promotion from the Championship with Portsmouth. International recognition meanwhile accompanied his rise, with three England caps all gained in 1999.

Banter

Since joining the long queue of football managers out of work Sherwood has carved out a path in punditry, often finding himself the butt of online jokes for his somewhat leftfield opinions.

Recently he came under flak from Newcastle supporters for staunchly defending his friend Steve Bruce and furthermore suggesting the problem lay with the fans.

On a more light-hearted note, the retired midfield ace succumbed to the dreaded curse of the commentator when covering a Tottenham game at Anfield in 2020.

With Liverpool about to take a corner in the final minute, Sherwood insisted he wasn’t worried because the visitors had been dominant at set-pieces all afternoon. Reds striker Roberto Firmino promptly headed home.

To his enormous credit, the former England star typically takes any derision in his stride and has even been known to instigate the attention.

In 2014, with his struggling Spurs side cruising to a rare victory, Sherwood invited a vocal fan to take his place in the dug-out, even loaning his stunned critic his prized gilet jacket. It was, he said later, ‘just good banter’.

Premier League odds suggest Sherwood’s ex-club may no longer be offering much banter to rival fans since Spurs have improved under new boss Antonio Conte. 

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FIRST PUBLISHED: 23rd March 2022

• Jose Mourinho remains one of the best paid managers in world football

• Via salaries, commercial deals, and severance packages he has accrued enormous wealth

• The legendary coach insists family is more important than football

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José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix is unquestionably one of the most famous, infamous, and successful football coaches of all time.

While his achievements in the technical area have brought him widespread acclaim and the biggest jobs, his personality and sharp tongue has led to hyperbolic headlines and intense media scrutiny many times over.

Born on January 26th, 1963, in Setubal, Portugal, the son of a professional footballer and a primary school teacher, a young Jose inherited his father’s talents and carved out a living as a midfielder, though he never hit any great heights. “The second division was my level,” he later admitted.

As a coach however he truly excelled, finding his calling after initially making inroads into the profession working as a translator for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting CP.

In a 15-year period, that took him from Porto to Manchester United, the self-titled ‘Special One’ lifted 25 trophies, including two Champions League triumphs and league titles in four different countries.

It is a highly impressive C.V. that has made him a household name across the globe and inevitably furnished him with enormous wealth.

How much is Jose Mourinho worth?

Mourinho has an estimated net worth of £89m, a substantial sum even for an individual who has scaled the highs of a multi-billion pound industry for two decades.

His appointment at Chelsea in 2004 saw his earnings sharply rise while later moves to Inter Milan and Real Madrid had the in-demand coach well rewarded with £8.3m-per-year and £9.1m-per-year salaries respectively.

It made him the best paid manager in the world at the time.

It was in the Premier League though where he was most lavishly remunerated. Indeed, it was once calculated that his two stints at Stamford Bridge, and subsequent spells at United and Spurs all combined equated to pre-tax income exceeding £40,000 a day.

Such riches have afforded Mourinho a £25m home in Belgravia, London, purchased for £6.5m in the early 2000s, as well as an extensive property portfolio that includes five houses in his native Portugal and a luxury villa overlooking Lake Como in Italy.

More so, few managers have better capitalised on their reputation for commercial gain, and the outspoken 59-year-old has never shied from attaching his name to brands and campaigns, especially in recent years.

These include Samsung, American Express, Heineken, Braun, Jaguar and Adidas. In fact, the list goes on.

There are also severance packages to factor in, an unpopular aspect of modern football that essentially sees a manager rewarded for failing.

His recent £18.1m pay-off from Spurs was the latest example of which there are several throughout Mourinho’s career.

Presently, he is said to be earning £6.4m a year at Roma, a decrease on his hefty wage at Spurs, yet in 2021 it was still reported that Jose Mourinho is better paid than all his peers bar Diego Simeone and Pep Guardiola.

Being one of the best football managers around is evidently a very lucrative area of expertise.

The Special One

A noted tactician whose will to win can sometimes take him close to the edge, Mourinho’s ability to forge successful teams was most in evidence at Porto and Chelsea.

He defied the odds by winning the Champions League with the Portuguese underdogs in 2004, then constructing a side in West London that dominated the English footballing landscape for years.

The current Premier League odds cast Chelsea as outsiders to claim their seventh crown. With Mourinho at his peak at the reins those odds would dramatically tumble.

A second Champions League triumph followed in 2010 with Inter but perhaps Mourinho’s greatest achievement was navigating Real Madrid to La Liga glory in 2012 during an era when Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona reigned supreme.

Jose Mourinho Controversies

Feuds and controversies have accompanied Mourinho’s career almost from the start, displaying a dark side to an otherwise engaging character.

At Chelsea a running battle with Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger – who, as a person and particularly as a manager can be considered Mourinho’s opposite – once resulted in the pair squabbling and pushing each other on the touchline.

In 2005, the Blues boss called the Frenchman a ‘voyeur’, insisting his rival ‘speaks and speaks and speaks about Chelsea’.

Premier League predictions have both Arsenal and Chelsea to only challenge for a top four spot this season with those days as fractious title contenders a distant memory right now.

Pep Guardiola is another managerial nemesis, though their relationship has thawed in recent years.

With each man at the helm of Spain’s two giants, Mourinho often took great pleasure in getting under the Catalan’s skin, repeatedly throwing barbed comments in his direction and suggesting that officials routinely favoured his team.

Family Life

Mourinho met his wife of 30 years Matilde when they were teenagers, with the pair marrying in 1989, both aged just 18.

Seven years later, a daughter - also named Matilde - was born followed in 2000 by a son, Jose Mario Jr and the football-obsessed coach has previously gone on record stating that family and being a good father are the most important things in his life.

Of the two children it is Matilde – nicknamed ‘Tita’ – who is most prominent in the public eye, promoting her jewellery range on her Instagram account that has 38,000 followers and hanging around with famous friends that include members of One Direction.

Mourinho In Decline?

Though Mourinho’s two-and-a-half years at Manchester United is generally deemed to be a disappointment it did bring two major honours in 2017 as well as a Community Shield.

Those however remain the last trophies won by one of the greatest coaches of his, or any other, generation.

Since leaving Old Trafford a troubled spell at Spurs has bled into a troubled spell at Roma and a manager who for so long was held in the highest esteem is now viewed very differently.

The common opinion is that the game has moved on, becoming more expansive and adventurous and that has left the arch-pragmatist in the past. Many believe his best days are behind him.

Certainly, there was a time when those who indulge in football betting online would back a Mourinho-team because the salt-and-pepper haired genius was in the dugout. Like Arsenal and Chelsea’s shared dominance, those days are a distant memory.

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FIRST PUBLISHED: 23rd March 2022

• Andrew Castle is a former British tennis player turned broadcaster

• Castle has become a prominent media figure since his retirement, even having his own LBC show

• Read below for more on Castle’s life, past and present

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Andrew Castle’s time as an active figure in tennis betting odds was pretty limited.

Turning pro in 1986, Castle retired from the sport only six years later with just 22 singles wins to his name. A media career beckoned, with the Epsom native becoming a presenter on GMTV and for numerous sports on Sky.

His voice has been heard during major live betting events. His opinions have often provoked debate or proven controversial.

After a tennis career that was never going to live long in the memory, though, he has crafted a second act in media that has maintained a celebrity status for three decades.

Followers of tennis predictions will be familiar with Castle the commentator and pundit. Some will have tuned into his radio work or presenting elsewhere. There’s still plenty to learn about Andrew Castle’s career so far – so let’s take a look.

Net Worth

Andrew Castle net worth is reported to be somewhere between £2 million and £3 million.

Castle will have collected plenty of cash through his decades in media, though the second career was a necessity after collecting just $344,000 in prize money through his years as a professional tennis player.

While tennis is a sport often associated with privilege, Castle’s upbringing wasn’t cosy financially.

Speaking in an interview in 2015, he explained what he learned about money from his parents.

“When you’ve got it, don’t squander it. My parents ran a fish and chip shop and they had five children. The overall feeling in our house was one of constantly trying to earn enough money to get by.”

With only 10 pence per week in pocket money as a child, Castle was used to making the most of what he had. This was particularly useful during his time in Kansas.

“When I was a student on an athletics scholarship at Wichita State University in Kansas. I lived on potatoes for a month and gave blood to pay my rent. They took plasma and gave me ten bucks.”

Castle might not be the wealthiest of former tennis players, but he’s been able to afford a comfortable lifestyle, including treating himself to a TVR after winning the Dunlop Masters in Japan.

He’s got a couple of properties, one of which has soared in value. 

“I’ve got a five-bedroom house in Balham, South-West London, and a place in Spain. I am also a partner in a Spanish property development company, TM Real Estate.

"We bought our house in Balham 15 years ago for £606,000. We’ve invested quite a lot in it so it’s now worth more than £2 million.”

He might have never possessed the fastest tennis serve, yet Castle has accumulated wealth throughout his life in media and tennis.

Playing Career

A talented tennis player from a young age, Castle landed a scholarship at Millfield School as a teenager.

His parents separated when he was 15, however, forcing him to leave the school. A scholarship in Kansas was the next step, sending him on his way to professionalism in 1986.

While his singles career perhaps underwhelmed, Castle spent a lot of time as the British number one.

His singles performances didn’t inspire the fervour of Tim Henman or Andy Murray, but Castle was competitive on occasion, reaching the third round of Queen’s and enjoying his best Grand Slam performance at the 1987 US Open.

He won two matches before falling to Boris Becker in four sets.

Doubles was where Castle enjoyed most of his success. He never got above 80th in the world in singles, but he reached the Australian Open final in mixed doubles with Anne Hobbs and was ranked as high as 45th.

He reached five other doubles finals, winning three of them. Representing Britain and two Olympics, Castle was also a prominent member of the Davis Cup team.

Broadcasting

Following his retirement from playing in 1992, Andrew Castle signed up with Sky to commentate and present tennis, basketball, motor racing and golf.

Eight years later, he had made a name for himself as a presenter, attracting the attention of GMTV. He was a regular on the programme for a decade, which slotted in alongside his other work presenting shows and commentating.

Castle is a stalwart of the BBC tennis team. He has led the commentary on every men’s singles final since 2003, and while he missed out on the longest tennis match to Ronald McIntosh, Castle has provided play-by-play for many historic moments.

Over the years, Castle has also been involved in a lot of non-sport shows.

Perseverance, Divided and 71 Degrees North are just a few of the programmes to feature the former British number one, and he has featured extensively on the radio, including with The Great American Songbook.

Recently, he has been awarded his own talk show on LBC.

Strictly Come Dancing

Andrew Castle was partnered with Ola Jordan for the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Despite some underwhelming scores, he was safe through the first few weeks, but slumped into the bottom two by Week Four. Castle and Jordan survived, though it was short-lived as they were eliminated in Week Seven.

The judges weren’t impressed with Castle’s Samba, the dance which was ultimately his downfall.

Bruno Tonioli said, “The samba should have the excitement of the Brazilian Grand Prix and this was a Brazilian grand flop: no bounce, poor hip action...”

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