Defoe

[andyp8080]

I have heard from a friend of mine who does a lot of the air charter work for the FA that Defoe is on his way home from Poland as his dad died last night

Very sad if true

 

[tototoner]

Very sad if true, was he ill ?

 

[andyp8080]

no idea to be honest

 

[Donki]

Very sad if true, was he ill ?

I have read that he was homeless and a bit of a junkie, again this was In the media so no idea how true it is. There was definitely a story somewhere about him selling a fathers day present from JD (a Gucci watch) so he could buy crack.

Doesn't really matter still very sad if true.

 

[danielneeds]

Sad for Defoe, although from all his interviews it sounds like his mother was his rock. Hodgson effectively left with 2 strikers for the opening group games, he must be sweating a bit...

 

[Pringle]

confirmed - will return to the squad though

 

[SugarRay]

I cannot imagine Defoe would miss the tournament because of this.

If it's true then maybe he will fly home for a day or two then go back. Defoe loves playing for England and major tournaments are few and far between. He has missed out a couple of times already too.

Sad for him obviously. Even if his old man was a 'wrong un' it's still his dad.

 

[Scutch]

Now Official TheFA.com ‏@thefadotcom
England striker Jermain Defoe has returned to England this morning following the death of his father.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

How sad - Defoe has had a fair bit of tragedy in his family over the past few years and now this. RIP to his dad.

He will be rejoining the squad later according to the latest news.

 

[tiger666]

It's on BBC. RIP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18352148

 

[Huddlestone22]

Sad news for Defoe he's been through a lot over the past few years .

 

[EZSpur]

I sooo feel for Defoe - the guy deserves better luck than this.
He's a decent player, but just can't seem to get a break.

Reports suggest that he'll still be returning to the England squad, so hopefully he'll still make an impact.

RIP to his dad.

 

[tiger666]

He was only 49. That's no age :-(

 

[Lo Amo Speroni]

He was only 49. That's no age :-(

That's my age. Jermaine has had a bad run lately with relatives dying, feel for the lad.

 

[gilzeantheking]

Statement on the OS

CLUB STATEMENT: JERMAIN DEFOE​

Posted 07 June 2012 09:57am​

Jermain Defoe has returned home from the England squad base in Poland this morning after receiving the sad news of the passing away of his father overnight.​

Everyone at the Club sends their sincere condolences to Jermain and his family.

Jermain will re-join the England squad in due course and no replacement player will be called in.​

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/jermain-defoe-07062012.page?

How sad for him, he seems to have suffered an awful lot of loss over the last few years.

 

[nidge]

Thoughts are with him and his family at this sad time.

 

[$hoguN]

Very sad news, I wish Defoe and his family all the best in these hard times

 

[Col_M]

I cannot imagine Defoe would miss the tournament because of this.

If it's true then maybe he will fly home for a day or two then go back. Defoe loves playing for England and major tournaments are few and far between. He has missed out a couple of times already too.

Sad for him obviously. Even if his old man was a 'wrong un' it's still his dad.

I don't know how the reports of him returning to Poland in a few days are so sure. Death in the family is something that is very difficult to deal with and everyone reacts differently. Personally, I'd stay at home. but then I do not know the background in Defoe's situation.

 

[michaelden]

My sincere condolences to Defoe and his family. No matter the past actions, the loss of a parent is tough. I hope he can find strength in the rest of his family.

 

[DuDe]

RIP Defoe Snr.