[80] On 28 November, Campbell made his first Premier League start for Newcastle against Chelsea, and was given the captain's armband after Shola Ameobi was substituted. And for a man who has graced the games biggest stages, this is curiously the environment he loves best: mud and muck, grit and graft. Michael Owen, Peter Schmeichel, Ashley Cole, Robin van Persie, Adebayor, Rio Ferdinand, Alan Smith, Paul Ince, Frank Lampard, Carlos Tevez will all have at least one club that would class them as a Judas, and all were pretty bad. In February 2015, Campbell announced his ambition to be the Conservative Party candidate for Mayor of London in the 2016 election, but he was not shortlisted. Sol Campbell on 'sick' homophobic and racist abuse - BBC News [30] Several top continental clubs expressed interest in signing him, but he joined Arsenal Tottenham's biggest rivals on a free transfer. Come to us and you will be part of our family., After one trophy in his eight years with Spurs, Campbell won four in five at Arsenal including the double in 2002 (Photo: Getty). They have now conceded 40 goals in 14 matches and remain eight points from safety in 22nd. It doesnt even make any sense now, move on. Black History Month Heroes: Sol Campbell - Premier League On taking charge at the League One club in October, he quickly identified the players diet as one immediate area for improvement and banned ketchup and fizzy drinks from the canteen. [131], Campbell had homes in London and at Hallington Hall at Hallington in Northumberland. The defenders attempt to run off the injury was curtailed almost immediately. The League One side have been without a permanent boss following the resignation of Kevin Bond six weeks ago, with the Shrimpers currently eight points from safety in 22nd place in the league table. The trouble is, as time went on, people got the wrong end of the stick about me: whether its lazy journalism, or someone with an axe to grind , Where did that unshakable confidence come from? [108], Campbell was appointed manager of Macclesfield Town on 27 November 2018, then bottom of League Two and five points adrift of safety. He has Europes top clubs after him, offered Carr. The story of how the Hollywood icon was released back into the wild, Michael Mosley chews over the surprising benefits of these nutrient powerhouses, Dr Matthew Walker shares his tips for getting more sleep, Campbell, 45, was in the stands as the Shrimpers fell to their, It was a sour end to the reign of caretaker manager Gary Waddock, who had been in charge since, Ex-Celtic striker Henrik Larsson had looked set to succeed Bond before talks, Campbell played for Arsenal and Tottenham during an illustrious playing career, and kept Macclesfield in League Two last season in his first managerial role before. He had inherited all the uncertainty around the futures of Campbell and Darren Anderton, whose contracts had under three months to run, but the hope was silverware and promise of a summer rebuild might convince both England internationals to stay. Kevin Joseph Campbell (born 4 February 1970) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and co-commentator. He was a striker, who featured in the Premier League for Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. ABA Child Law Practice: Finding Family for Foster Youth. It is no surprise that he has since spoken of Dein making him feel protected. All of which was true. [45], Campbell missed the start of the 200405 season with a knee injury, and so missed the 2004 FA Community Shield victory over Manchester United. [64] Instead, he remained in England and joined Premier League club Portsmouth, signing a two-year contract in August 2006. Sol Campbell's Spurs years Campbell's career kicked off in earnest in the early 1990s at Tottenham and he spent a total of nine seasons at the club as a senior Yes, manager Wenger and vice-chairman David Dein, the transfer fixer and their de facto director of football, had discussed the possibility of securing one of Englands best defenders under the Bosman ruling as they contemplated life after Tony Adams and the regeneration of their team. Kevin Campbell: 'Arsenal were special, but I fell in love The appeal of the signing was clear, not least as it might convince the emerging force that was Patrick Vieira not to agitate for his own move. Campbell had previously stated in an interview with Spurs Monthly magazine that he would never play for Arsenal. In July 2010, after turning down an offer of a two-year contract with Scottish club Celtic, Campbell joined Newcastle United on a one-year contract. Yet, even for a player so closely associated with Spurs, there was a level of appeal to a move across the capitals great divide. Inside Sol Campbells 50million property empire and luxury furniture business he co-owns with wife Fiona Barratt. [60] However, ten-man Arsenal went on to lose 21, although Campbell was at least involved in the best defensive run of any team in the history of the competition, with opponents failing to score against Arsenal in ten consecutive matches and a total of 995 minutes. At one stage I remember Campbell being interviewed by the media and saying no one at the club had Because you dont (want to) play for me, youre not playing at all. However, after a knock to Ferdinand, Campbell came on as a substitute in England's group match against Sweden, which made him the first player to represent England on the pitch at six consecutive international tournaments. Its a fitting analogue for Campbells own journey and as the conversation turns from the coach to the man, it feels an appropriate time to delve a little deeper into one of English footballs most enigmatic personalities. With Jens Lehmann, Ashley Cole, Lauren, Tour, they were all winners. People don't realise how that affects you as a kid. The frustrations he encountered in the ensuing months were similar to those endured by Sugar over the latter years of his chairmanship. "When I put on the England shirt, I had a collection of thoughts. His decision to leave Tottenham for Arsenal in 2001 unleashed a torrent of contemptible abuse. Everyone was so pleased to see him playing. [15] At the end of the season, he signed a four-year contract with the club. As a player, I would go into detail, watch who I was playing against. It was seven months before those who had rejoiced in Campbells start at the semi-final saw him again in the flesh, and the reception they afforded the 27-year-old was very different. Other honours in the game include being in the PFA Team of the Year three times, in 1999, 2003 and 2004. Through all that, Sol was consistent with me that he wanted to stay at the club. He was late for the meeting at Inters administrative offices, the pair having been perplexed by the citys maze of streets, but owner Massimo Morrati and sporting director Giuliano Terraneo seemed unperturbed. Sol Campbell: Trouble is people got the wrong end of the stick [52], In the 200506 season, Campbell was blighted both with injuries and a loss of form. I work hard. [69], "I enjoyed my spell at Portsmouth; it was like going back to a different time. The rumour mill placed Campbell at the Nou Camp that night, enjoying his future employers hospitality. Thered been rumours, sure, but I never thought it would happen, says Lee Dixon, whose stint at Arsenal was extending into a 15th and final season. There was a meeting between Levy and Campbell at the Royal Lancaster hotel in central London, but nothing was resolved. The club released a statement on the morning of May 27, a Sunday, confirming Campbell had opted to leave despite our offer to make him one of the biggest earners in the Premiership. Sol Campbell Of course, he is under no illusions. If you decide later you no longer wish to receive the emails, hit the unsubscribe link in the newsletters - but we don't think you'll want to. The newspapers have been carrying small stories of a decision-day looming over Campbells future for a few days, aware that his deal at Spurs had expired at the end of June. By the time the England centre-half was tucking into eggy bread in the middle of the night, he was swaying towards Arsenal. Their training ground, part-designed by Wenger, was the envy of the elite. Hes very deep, very private and, despite being 100 kilos of man and muscle, is difficult to read. The players faith in the chairman appears to have been shaken by the clubs attitude to an allegation of assault lodged against him by a steward at Derby County after a win at Pride Park in October 1998. Former Iceland defender Hreidarsson - who also played for Charlton and Ipswich - will be Campbell's assistant, with ex-England man Cole joining as forwards coach to bring an end to a managerial search which lasted 46 days. I had always enjoyed a warm relationship with the Spurs directors, going back as far as Irving Scholar, who had represented Spurs when we famously founded the Premier League, he says. It was a lot bigger than it had been for the rest of the team. In 2001, he joined Tottenham's North London rivals Arsenal on a free transfer, and as a result has remained a deeply unpopular figure amongst Spurs supporters. Wenger had mentioned the possibility in passing ahead of that FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford, mischievously floating his admiration for arch-rivals Tottenhams talisman, but most considered the interest optimistic. [82], Campbell was a regular through the various England youth teams, and picked up two man of the match awards during the 1993 UEFA European Under-19 Championship which England won with a 10 win over Turkey.[83]. It is important the fans understand that. Theres no place for that. [116] On 18 January 2020, Southend won their second game under Campbell with a 21 victory away at Accrington Stanley, the club's first league win since September 2019. Arsenal had asked Andrew to be kept abreast of the players situation, but it was apparently only after Spurs confirmed a parting of the ways that a formal, face-to-face meeting was arranged. The more I spoke to him, the more I respected him and his ambitions. [102][106][107], On 30 January 2017, Campbell was named as Dennis Lawrence's assistant manager, after the latter was appointed manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Tuesday marked 19 years ago to the day since he arrived on at White Hart Lane as Arsenals No 23 and stepped off the team coach into a din of poisonous abuse, 4,000 white balloons bearing the word Judas and banners condemning his defection. Chelsea news: Mauricio Pochettino has sent fans a cryptic clue as to the latest update in the club's managerial hunt. [48] The unbeaten run continued to a record 49 matches before Manchester United defeated them 20 at Old Trafford on 24 October in a match that would become known as the "Battle of the Buffet". A stable environment as well. Thats what surprised me most about his decision. Ive kept my head while other people around me were losing it. He scored his only senior international goal at the tournament, a header off a corner kick by Beckham in the opening group game against Sweden. [111] It was announced on 15 August 2019 that Campbell would be leaving the financially troubled club, by mutual agreement. Its even tougher.. [24] During this time, he was falsely accused of breaking a stewards arm during a scuffle in a game at Derby County, and refused Tottenham's lawyer's advice to have the case Bound over (meaning he would not be convicted but would effectively have admitted some level of wrongdoing), and was subsequently told by the club to field his own legal defence for the case. It required a shift in policy for most, whether that was making contract offers earlier or accepting wage demands for coveted talent would escalate. [8] Campbell had a short spell at West Ham United, beginning his career as a striker. Most players, when they are offered a contract, will just sign it because they want more money. Mindful of the Bosman ruling and what happened with Steve McManaman (Britain's first high-profile Bosman related transfer), Tottenham offered him a contract which would have made him the club's highest-ever paid player,[29] but after months of negotiations and several public assurances he would stay at Spurs, Campbell stated his need to leave the club in order to play UEFA Champions League football, with the likes of England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson advising him of such a course. Asked on talkSPORT today whether hed be interested, Campbell said: I dont know. They finished above us in the league. Family Finding Campbell, for the most part, toed the party line when questioned by the media on his future, though what may have been diplomatic pledges of fidelity would feel incendiary in the years ahead. [78] He made his first appearance for the Magpies in a League Cup win over Chelsea on 22 September. So weve got to play through the lines. The director of football tried to placate him as best he could, offering positive updates on incomings, but he could tell Campbell was growing disillusioned at the clubs inability to compete. [120], After his retirement from football, Campbell became increasingly vocal about British politics. If youre not going to play for me (in the long-term), sit in the bloody reserves and thats it. Former England, Arsenal and Tottenham defender Sol Campbell has listed nine reasons he believes he deserves a knighthood. Its going to be hard going out to a restaurant, or even a local shop. His three years with the club included captaining them to victory in the 2008 FA Cup Final. Kevin Campbell: 'Arsenal were special, but I fell in love Campbell recalls two visits also attended by his representative and Wenger, and a further three where he and Dein walked alone out from the terrace and talked not necessarily about football, but life. As soon as that happened, you could feel the mood change inside the stadium, Clemence tells The Athletic. Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell began his career with Tottenham Hotspur in December 1992. The problem is the player will not come to you because he is expecting to go on a free at the end of his contract. I think hed said he wouldnt go to Arsenal at one point, too. I dream about playing at the top level. I think he found football a little bit grey.. Tevez maybe the worst due to how he acted. Hes not going, he wont leave.. Had he come from Dover, wed have had Dover Sol! That at least broke the ice because everyone had been in a state of shock., That sense of disbelief would extend to Campbells new team-mates, struggling to comprehend how a man who was their arch-rivals captain weeks before would now be in their ranks instead. It shows Southend in 22nd place, with one win and an alarming 53 goals conceded. Campbell inherited a team being taken to the cleaners every week. Naturally, Sol was extremely reluctant. [91] Campbell's partnership with Ferdinand was an integral part of a strong defensive performance throughout the tournament, and he was the only England player to be named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. [10] Youth team manager Keith Waldon later recalled that it was his physicality rather than his technical ability which made him stand out as a good prospect for the future. [132] In December 2015, Hallington Hall was put up for sale for just under 6million after being totally renovated. Campbell inherited a team being taken to the cleaners every week. Centre-half Campbell knew he was not fit but felt he could still influence the game. Looking back, he is someone whom I admire. [25] The case was later dismissed. There was a tour of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro and a trip out to the training ground in Como, some 30 miles from the city. With the benefit of hindsight, he would have urged his manager and director of football to take the radical step of dropping Campbell to the reserves, thereby potentially damaging the first-teams prospects but, more significantly, jeopardising the players England place. Kevin Campbell was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 13th round of In the FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium on 4 May, he played alongside Adams as the team kept a clean sheet in a 20 victory over Chelsea. [49] Referee Mike Riley gave a penalty after Campbell challenged Wayne Rooney, though Campbell would maintain that the young striker had taken a dive. The final score in that semi-final against Spurs back in April may have been tight at 2-1, but there had been a very evident gulf in quality between the two teams. [86] With less than ten minutes to play, the score was 22 and England were down to ten men after David Beckham was sent off. Arsenal, developing into a scintillating side under Arsene Wenger, poured forward but attacks broke down at Campbell. [88], Campbell was England's first-choice centre back throughout the successful qualification campaign for Euro 2000 under new boss Kevin Keegan, and played in all three group games at the tournament, which England exited after defeat by Romania. Why did you tell the media that? I didnt say that, I didnt say that, chairman. There was a meeting at the chairmans offices in Brentwood, Essex where Sugar and the clubs representatives laid out their plans for the future only for the player apparently to look blankly back, as if uninterested. Others sensed the same. Campbell, 45, was in the stands as the Shrimpers fell to their heaviest ever home defeat at the hands of Doncaster. That gives you self-confidence.. They invited Campbell out to Milan and, having met up with his friend Dean Gordon, the Middlesbrough defender, he stopped off in Monaco en route before making the four-hour drive across the border into northern Italy. But, equally, everyone was asking, They havent signed Campbell, have they? People had begun by then to think what was once felt inconceivable might actually now be possible after the lengthy game of tease that hed played with Inter, Barcelona, Arsenal and Liverpool., Dover Sol? Following a decision not to restart the season, Southend were relegated to League Two. Sol Campbell: His Arsenal career in pictures Feature When players swapped one big club for another New signings: Sterling to give Chelsea a clinical edge New signings: Sol Campbells London House The latter, built in 1961, had rather aged, but Terraneo was still convinced the player had been impressed and would be joining. At one stage I remember Campbell being interviewed by the media and saying no one at the club had talked to him about a new contract. And who would never be forgiven, even in his brushes with Spurs as a Portsmouth player much later in the decade. [23], The League Cup success qualified Spurs to compete in the UEFA Cup during the 19992000 campaign, but they only made it into the Second Round before they were beaten by German side 1. We havent got big guys at the front, he says. Vote for Campbell to enter Hall of Fame. So Arsenal ended up doing a great deal and it was a turning point for the Bosman ruling. No ones perfect., The thing is, without that confidence, Campbell might never have made it to the first rung of the coaching ladder. His teammate Robert Pires commented that Campbell was facing a "big worry" in relation to his private life,[56] and Campbell did not make any contact with the club for several days. People can say whatever they want, but he ended up signing for the team who had offered him the least (compared to Barcelona and Inter). After a long period out with viruses, Campbell returned to bench duty in January, making his first appearance in two months as a substitute in Newcastle's 20 win over Birmingham City on 15 February. Ian Holloway said something that most Lilywhites fans hated a couple of weeks ago by suggesting on talkSPORT that Campbell is perfect for the vacant managers position on the white half of the North London divide. Campbells former team-mates were on a pre-season camp at the La Manga resort in Spain, drifting back into the hotel lobby after a training session, when the news flashed up on the big screen behind reception. That was the consistent way he thought: Can he stay at Spurs and win stuff? Pleat, also present that day, left the meeting convinced Tottenham were losing the player. The case did result in the disclosure of the salaries being earned by Tottenhams players, with the homegrown captain apparently unamused to discover just how far down the pecking order his 13,500-a-week wage package was. Wherever he goes, I wish him luck. Campbell had always kept his cards close to his chest, even in the dressing room at Spurs, so no one knew precisely where he would end. John As players, if he makes your team better, thats all youre bothered about. [65] His time at Pompey started well, as he formed a successful partnership in the centre of defence with Linvoy Primus and helped the club to keep five consecutive clean sheets. But the fact that the Arsenal legend didnt deny an interest in the Tottenham job is perhaps a clue that he would take on the role. [37] He made his debut for the Gunners on 18 August the opening day of the 200102 Premier League season, in a 40 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. The next year, he made a brief return to Arsenal before ending his career with Newcastle United. Nobody knew for certain what it was all about. [26] The club's lack of progress in the league, his poor relationship with recent managers and the club's lack of support during the assault case left Campbell feeling disillusioned with Spurs. The problem is it wont be my decision alone.. It is a little under an hour from kick-off in an FA Cup semi-final and, while Arsenals players stretch into their warm-ups on one half of the Old Trafford pitch, the applause that greets Tottenham Hotspur as they trot from the mouth of the tunnel is accompanied by murmuring concern. He was going to help and promised to be there for me. I love everything about it. And you wonder whether the English footballing public is finally ready to make its peace with Sol Campbell. Others have made that short move along north Londons Seven Sisters Road. [4] His father was a railway worker and his mother, Wihelmina, was a Ford factory worker. Campbell has had a long and storied career in English football. [4] Despite growing up in a rough neighbourhood in a family with very little money, Campbell veered away from a life of crime due to his strict parents. A centre-back, he spent 20 years playing in the Premier League and had an 11-year international career with the England national team. [32], Campbell has been labelled "Judas" by some Spurs supporters. Its football. [89], After the retirement of Tony Adams, Campbell partnered Rio Ferdinand in England's successful qualification campaign for the 2002 World Cup, held in Korea and Japan. We'll also send special newsletters when big stories break or there's a special event happening. backing a winding-up petition against the club. Sol Campbell: Wishing someone is going to die? What world are we living in? Sol Campbell at his home in London this week. He has never taken any of his children to a football match. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Former Spurs defender is still abused 22 years on for joining Arsenal. [19] He had a strained relationship with short-lived manager Christian Gross during the 199798 season as Spurs again struggled. There was Sol at Arsenals training ground being introduced as an Arsenal player, says Clemence. The hope was that Hoddles appointment might improve their chances of keeping Campbell. But that is where football is a bit upside down.. Changwony, Frederick Kibon and Campbell, Kevin and Tabner, Isaac T., Social Engagement and Stock Market Participation (January 31, 2014). That is what I would have done once Id sussed out what he was up to stuck him in the reserves, he adds. Were he to get sacked, or relegated, there are thousands of people who would take a weird, macabre pleasure in it. More significantly, so too was Campbells career at the club. But, once the situation shifted and it was legal for him to talk to interested parties, he could take part.. Mid-table and drifting in the Premier League, they were under new management with Glenn Hoddle, prised away from Southampton after protracted negotiations, overseeing his first game in charge. You know, wherever you go around London, the fans dont like each other too much. Perhaps the timing of that investment turned takeover ultimately confused the issue, leaving the player with a new set of owners to gauge. That first late-night meeting, with the Arsenal manager in tow, had been an opportunity for Dein and Wenger to sell their vision to the potential new recruit, if largely in hope rather than expectation, given the interest that had been expressed from abroad in his signature. June of 2013 -- The Campbell Project, working with the Campbell Kids Yahoo group, published a paper showing that six families located in located in were closely related, if not brothers. One of the journalists present recalls being mildly surprised at the sight of a beige-brown screen that had been erected at the back of the room. Retreat briefly to the autumn of 1999 when Romas interest in the man who had recently lifted the League Cup was knocked back and the talk had been about pencilling a date into the diary for future discussions. Maybe other people knew Glenn (Hoddle) and the management but I wasnt aware. In talkSPORT documentary Being Sol Campbell, he said: Its ridiculous because it happened such a long time ago. Kevin Campbell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status On 18 February, he scored his first goal in his second stint at the club with a headed goal against Porto in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. For the genuine fans, who loved him as a footballer, I can understand them. Tottenham might once have raised money through his sale to rebuild and revitalise their squad and temper the blow. [57] He resumed training with his teammates on 6 February. People go way beyond football and forgot they went way beyond football and started encroaching on who you are, your personality, your family and things like that, which was bang out of order. The ex-England centre-back left White Hart Lane on a free transfer in 2001, then penning a surprise deal with fearsome North London rivals Arsenal. Tottenhams season hinged on that day. It was a revolving door, he said. But neither felt right. Im ambitious. Their delegation did meet Andrew in Catalonia. Ex-Arsenal star Sol Campbell lists nine reasons he deserves And of a hierarchy in transition who, either side of the sport and media group ENICs 21.9 million purchase of a 27 per cent stake from the chairman Alan Sugar, never seemed in a position to deliver. Sometimes you get a team that has almost forgotten how to win, he says. Again, accounts of that evening differ. In the end, whatever they do, theyre criticised.. Webis kevin campbell related to sol campbellnational veterans service fund public relations pr nightmare. But when I look at myself, he replies eventually, I say: Sol, when have you ever had it easy in your life anyway? Nothings come easy to me. He (Andrew) is among the good guys a really decent man. [25], Campbell missed three months of the 200001 campaign after dislocating his shoulder in a 00 League Cup draw with Brentford at Griffin Park. The Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email. English association football player and manager, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Real Madrid did the same. It was a sour end to the reign of caretaker manager Gary Waddock, who had been in charge since Kevin Bond left on 6 September. I went on Sky (Sports) News and said that it was a total, absolute lie. Find Kevin Campbell's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. The first game after his appointment which he watched from the stands was a chastening 7-1 [3] He was the youngest of twelve children, nine of whom were boys. I wasn't allowed to speak, so my expression was football. We knew it was going to be problematic for him and for me, so it wasnt a choice we made lightly. [95] He played four matches under McClaren as England's qualification campaign failed.[96]. Due to his height and physical power, he excelled in the air, both offensively and defensively, although he initially had to work hard to improve his heading ability during his teenage years.
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