Smokey and the Bandit

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The British, in their oh-so-British way, love their footie players, and are particularly fond of renaming their favorite potato crisps after them. But one of their biggest stars has decided enough is enough.

Chip company Walker’s Crisps, which sponsors the Leicester City football club of the English Premier League, has made good use of former Leicester man Gary Lineker and current Liverpool phenom Michael Owen—featuring them in its advertising and renaming its Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion brands as Salt & Lineker and Cheese & Owen.

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