The grandfather of Bournemouth and England midfielder Lewis Cook is £17,000 richer following his grandson’s international debut against Italy at Wembley on Tuesday evening.
And Cook was in the Three Lions squad for their recent friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy. He didn’t feature in England’s narrow 1-0 win away to Holland but he did come on in the final 20 minutes against the Azzurri, subsequently enriching his grandad Trevor Burlingham. NaijaBet.com
And that’s because Burlingham, according to the Daily Mirror, placed a £500 bet with William Hill soon after Cook broke through into the Leeds United first-team in 2014 that his grandson would receive a senior England cap before he turns 26. NaijaBet.com
His bet was paid out with five years to spare given Cook only turned 21 last month.
Burlingham’s story isn’t unique however, as there have been many other examples of family members tipping their relative for stardom.
The former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland won his father Eddie £10,000 after he placed a £100 bet at 100/1 when Chris was eleven that he would play for England before turning 30. That day arrived on August 2006 when he came on as a substitute for the second half of a friendly against Greece. NaijaBet.com
