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Theo Walcott's Personal Info

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Walcott was born to a Jamaican father and an English mother.[24] His family made a cameo appearance in the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Theo himself was due to appear as well, but his commitments to Arsenal forced him to drop out. Walcott and his father are both Liverpool fans. Walcott has never hidden the fact that he's a massive Liverpool supporter and even when Chelsea laid out the red carpet for him as a youngster, he used the opportunity to meet his real idols: "I was playing in a tournament for Swindon when Southampton and Chelsea showed an interest," recalls Walcott. "Chelsea invited me to be a ball-boy for a game against Liverpool and it was fantastic to meet my heroes Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler." "I was a Liverpool fan simply because my dad followed them. Unfortunately I wasn't born when the team had their golden era, but I enjoyed watching the likes of Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman when I was gro...

Pires - Fabregas will stay

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Former Arsenal man Robert Pires does not think Cesc Fabregas will leave the club. Fabregas has been heavily linked with a close-season move to Barcelona and the Catalan club have already made initial enquiries about his availability. The Gunners captain recently indicated his desire to return to the club where he developed as a youngster, although former team-mate Pires says no move will materialise. Pires - who was released by Spanish club Villarreal in the close season - believes the 23-year-old will still be at the North London side for the 2010/11 campaign. He told Catalan Radio Station Ona FM : "I don't think that Arsenal are going to allow Cesc to leave. "Cesc is the image of Arsenal. I'll bet that we will once again see Cesc in an Arsenal shirt. "If we see a great Cesc today it's because Arsene Wenger has great confidence in him, as such I don't see Cesc leaving Arsenal." Asked whether Fabregas would force the club to put his trans...