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Vinnie Jones bags huge sum for Netflix footie doc - featuring iconic moment

29 June 2024 , 18:00
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Some of Vinnie’s former teammates will also feature in the documentary
Some of Vinnie’s former teammates will also feature in the documentary

HARDMAN Vinnie Jones is to recreate his famous Gazza balls grab for Netflix.

The footballer-turned-actor, 56, will pocket £300,000 for a documentary on his time playing for Wimbledon’s so-called “Crazy Gang”.

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Vinnie Jones is to recreate his famous Gazza balls grab for NetflixCredit: Getty
Gazza said: 'People still ask me if it really hurt. Look at my face and look at the veins in his neck as he’s grabbing my knackers'
Gazza said: 'People still ask me if it really hurt. Look at my face and look at the veins in his neck as he’s grabbing my knackers'Credit: Action Images/MSI
Vinnie with teammates John Fashanu and Dennis Wise - who will also feature in the doc
Vinnie with teammates John Fashanu and Dennis Wise - who will also feature in the docCredit: Getty

And it will see him repeat the moment he squeezed Paul Gascoigne’s privates during a match against Newcastle in 1988.

Gazza, now 57, said later: “People still ask me if it really hurt.

"Just look at the picture.

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"Look at my face and look at the veins in his neck as he’s grabbing my knackers.”

Vinnie’s former teammates John Fashanu, 61, and Dennis Wise, 57 — who helped Wimbledon win the FA Cup in 1988 — will also feature.

Vinnie’s tough guy role in 1998 flick Lock Stock sparked an unlikely change of career after his retirement.

A source said: “Vinnie will relish reliving the glory years of the Crazy Gang.

"He has lots of memories and anecdotes that will raise a few eyebrows.

“He’s so successful now as an actor, many people forget how talented he was on the pitch.”

Hannah Hope

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