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The World Cup is coming next summer, and Shoptalk couldn’t be happier. Not so Fabien Barthez, beleaguered goalkeeper of France and possible future champion of British butter.
The flamboyant 30-year-old helped the French win the World Cup in 1998, but he’s been sieve-like this year for his club team, Manchester United, letting shots dribble from his grasp. He soon earned the sad nickname Mr. Butterfingers, and it wasn’t long before British supermarket chain Tesco’s came calling, keen to have him flog its butter brand.
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