The Sun went a bit puntastic today adapting a song from My Fair Lady to sum up the decision by footballer Wayne Bridge to quit the England World Cup team over John Terry's affair with his ex-partner.
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- Jon Slattery
- I am a freelance journalist based in the UK and was deputy editor of Press Gazette, the journalists' magazine, from 1993 until 2006. I want to give an independent view on media matters. You can contact me with stories, ideas and comments by email at jon.slattery369@btinternet.com You can also follow me on Twitter @jonslattery
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