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Spurs 10 - Jimmy Greaves

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Name of his autobiography written in 2003.
Greaves only career red card came in the 1962/63 Cup Winners’ Cup semi final against OFK Beograd who were from this former nation.
He missed three months at the start of the 1965–66 season after being diagnosed with hepatitis, an inflammation of this organ.
Player that Greaves lost his place to in the 1966 World Cup after an injury in the group games. (5,5)
During a defeat to Brazil a stray dog ran onto the pitch and evaded all of the players' efforts to catch it until Greaves got down on all fours to beckon the animal. This legendary Brazil winger was so amused he took the dog home as a pet.
He was a team captain on this sporting quiz show opposite Andy Gray and Emlyn Hughes which aired from 1987-90. (8,9)
Club that Spurs finished second to in Greaves first season and that he scored twice against in the 1962 Charity Shield. (7,4)
Manager who signed him for Spurs. (4,9)
Club he started his career at and scored 132 goals in 169 games for.
After the departure of strike partner Bobby Smith to Brighton, Greaves struck up a new partnership with this new signing which he says was even more effective. (4,7)
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He received an MBE in the 2021 New Year Honours list, along with this fellow 1966 World Cup squad winner who were the last two members of the squad to be honoured by the Queen. (3,7)
He co-hosted a football talk show called Saint and Greavsie with this former Liverpool striker. (3,2,4)
Italian side Greaves signed for in 1961 for £80,000. (2,5)
Welshman who assisted Greaves first goal in the 1962/63 Cup Winners’ Cup Final. (5,5)
He had scored 366 goals in the top five European leagues, a record that lasted until 2017 when it was finally surpassed by this man. (9,7)
He scored a hat-trick on his first team debut, including a flying scissor kick, in a 5–2 win over this Lancashire side.
Brian Clough, manager of this club at the time, tried to sign Greaves when he left Spurs but he wanted to stay in London. (5,6)
In 1963, Greaves became England’s all-time leading goalscorer after overtaking Preston legend Sir Tom Finney and this Bolton one-club man. (3,9)
Newspaper he was a columnist for from 1979-2009. (3,3)
County he was born in.