October 11, 2018 – The Sun – Steve Sidwell juggles a football on his knees in the back garden of his Surrey mansion as children’s clothes hang from a crossbar behind him. Sound odd? To Sidwell, the only strange part is that he’s kicking a ball around, without pain, just months after struggling to get up in the morning and brush his teeth. For Sidwell was forced into early retirement this summer at the age of 35, having ended his career by helping Brighton climb into the Premier League for the first time ever. After two operations on his back, a tearful night with wife Krystell saw the decision made that his playing career would end and the next chapter begin.

And then there’s the children’s clothes. “My wife has had a passion for kids clothing, and every time we went to functions the kids looked smart and got compliments thrown our way,” the father-of-four tells SunSport. Read the full story about Blousey Baby in The Sun.