We were not expecting Wes Brown to be a talking point at this World Cup
Much has been made during this summer’s World Cup about the FIFA Legends system, which sees world football’s governing body parading a number of former footballers to matches as ambassadorial figures.
The practice has been common for years, but was cast into the spotlight last month when it emerged how much FIFA was paying Diego Maradona – a man who has been involved in some high profile situations at the World Cup – to appear in Russia as one of its ‘Legends’.
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Wes Brown! Baked bean heed himself 😍 Why?!
— Jane Evans Pickard (@janeevpixie) July 3, 2018
Wes Brown is a premier league legend and not a FIFA legend mate.
— Real MaDrinks (@CarltonChilemb1) July 3, 2018
Wes Brown is a FiFA legend. Says a lot.
— Fernando Palomo ESPN®️ (@fernandopalomo) July 3, 2018
FIFA ‘Legend’ Wes Brown addressing the crowd before Colombia v England #ENG #COL #WorldCup @MirrorFootball pic.twitter.com/69fyPU8ZLJ
— David McDonnell (@DiscoMirror) July 3, 2018
Wes Brown on the pitch as a 'Fifa legend'… pic.twitter.com/QamkY6r6SC
— David Coverdale (@dpcoverdale) July 3, 2018
Wes Brown as the England pitchside legend, what a joke.
— David Sansun (@RFN_David) July 3, 2018
THEY GOT WES BROWN AS AN ENGLAND FIFA LEGEND LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
— Nino (@AfNino) July 3, 2018