7 h. ago Penguin thief who died three times and survived 'nightmare' jail lands new football job

‘The craziest man in football’, who died three times, stole a penguin and survived a ‘nightmare’ spell in jail has landed a new job in football

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7 h. ago Craziest man in football died three times, stole a penguin and now has new job

‘The craziest man in football’, who died three times, stole a penguin and survived a ‘nightmare’ spell in jail has landed a new job in football

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28 h. ago Footballer who ‘died’, was jailed in Singapore and once stole a penguin joins Scottish club as sporting director

Lutz Pfannenstiel, 52, was the first man to play for clubs in all six Fifa confederations – but the remarkable instances do not end there

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28 h. ago SPFL side lands new chief who ‘died’, stole a penguin and was jailed in Singapore

Cormack welcomes new era at Pittodrie

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2 w. ago Celtic's trip to St Mirren lands unusual TV slot as SPFL release latest live picks and fixture updates

The latest batch of live games and new dates for the rearranged matches on the weekend of the Premier Sports Cup are now official

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3 w. ago Panic on board British Airways flight from London as retired military chief dies triggering emergency landing with pregnant passenger also suffering a medical episode during chaos

A British Airways flight from London to Nigeria was forced to make an emergency landing after a retired military chief died mid-flight. 

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3 w. ago The Independent’s former chief photographer Brian Harris dies

He photographed major world events from Eastern Europe, the US, the Falklands and the Sudan

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3 w. ago Hospital chief nurse, 58, died after being kicked in the chest by her horse, inquest hears

Sam Young, 58, died from a ruptured heart at a farm near her home in Baschurch, Shropshire, after her horse bolted before kicking out.

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