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Full Name: Ed Balls

Birthplace: Norwich

Height: 5-10

Married? Yes

Children? Yes – 3 – all City fans

Car: Ford Mondeo estate

Favourite current player: Josh Sergeant

Favourite ever player: Ted MacDougall

Favourite other teams: Nottingham Forest, Arsenal

Most difficult opponent: Liverpool

Most memorable game: Play-off final v Middlesbrough 2015

Biggest thrill: First ever CR game v Leeds in the FA Cup, Jan 73

Biggest disappointment: Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Best countries visited: USA, Indonesia, Italy

Favourite food: Roast beef and Yorkshire Puddings

Miscellaneous likes: Shiki’s sashimi, Woodforde’s Wherry

Miscellaneous dislikes: Luis Suarez

Favourite TV shows: Friday Night Lights

Favourite singers: Nina Simone

Biggest influence on career: Losing

Biggest drag in football: When away ends only have the veggie pie left

If you weren’t a footballer, what do you think you’d be? A ball boy

Which person in the world would you most like to meet: Jodie Foster