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British prodigy follows Beckham from La Manga to America |
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 An 18-year-old from Lymm, Manchester, is following in the footsteps of football megastar David Beckham by journeying to the US to pursue a professional career in "soccer".
To continue the comparison, Charlotte Robertson has even met the England star twice before - once at the La Manga resort in Spain, and also at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium.
However, it appears that Ms Robertson didn't make much of an impression the first time around: "I don't think he remembered me, he said he didn't anyway," she told the Manchester evening News.
Beckham had been at La Manga with the England team, where they made use of the world-class training facilities, temperate climate and luxury accommodation.
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La Manga trip proves beneficial for Dunfermline star |
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 A trip to the La Manga Club in Spain has hastened a professional footballer's rehabilitation from a serious knee injury, it has been reported.
Surgery on Greg Ross' left knee caused him to miss both the chance to appear in the Tennent's Scottish Cup final with Dunfermline and Scotland's under-20 world cup campaign - while he is also set to be unavailable for at least the first two months of the coming season.
However, a trip to the La Manga Club for some pre-season training - even though he was only able to take part in gym sessions - provided him with a much-needed boost.
"I never expected to go to La Manga," Ross explained in the Tayside and Fife Courier.
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Booty and Stretch to go separate ways after US Open |
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 British doubles specialist Jamie Murray - brother of top-20 singles player Andy - has announced he is to split with his men's doubles partner Eric Butorac after the US Open.
The pair - nicknamed 'Booty' (Butorac) and 'Stretch' (Murray) have won three titles so far this year - in Memphis, Nottingham and San Jose.
Murray also teamed up with Serbian star Jelena Jankovic to win the mixed doubles title at this year's Wimbledon.
"Booty and Stretch will be no more after the US Open.
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