He is either a spoiled brat who is never satisfied or a man fighting for justice. It all depends how do you perceive former England international Sol Campbell. Former Three Lions player, with 639 appearances in a fantastic career, spanning 19 years has been nothing but example as a player. Not to say that something was wrong with him when he finished his playing days, but he is now usually in the media complaining about something. And now it’s his knighthood. ‘One of the greatest mind in football’ quits coachingAfter making a controversial move from Tottenham to Arsenal, he became a captain and won two league titles and three FA Cup trophies and was a crucial part of the 2003-04 Invincibles side, while winning 73 caps for England. He then stepped into coaching shoes, but that turned into disaster, and Campbell complained he wasn’t given a proper chance, while others get their opportunities over and over again. He then decided to stop applying for jobs and in his most recent statement, he talked about lack of recognition concerning honors and knighthood.“I think for me when it comes to honours and lists, if it comes to a popularity contest there’s a lot of people who are unpopular who have Sirs, OBEs and MBEs. If you look at what I’ve done and what I’ve gone through playing football and the consistency over the course of two decades, under severe pressure in a football sense, I’m up with some of the sporting greats of our country. I’m a proud Englishman and I’ve done a lot for football, on and off the field, and for racism. Also I’m not even talking about the records I’ve acquired playing football for my country and domestically, for Tottenham and Arsenal – for me, I’m up with the rest for all of them“ he said to GB news.’Sol was 100% more leader than Henry. Why there is no statue of him outside the stadium?’Campbell went on to say that he would be honored if such a reward would come. “I don’t know why I’m overlooked on these kind of occasions. I’m not the only sporting great that has been overlooked but for me I’m seeing all these other people get these gongs and these accolades and it’s special – for me it would be an honour to have a Sir, OBE or MBE for the sport I’ve committed to over two decades“ he explained. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8322977##
