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England striker says:- "Keep Your Eye On The Ball!"
LIVERPOOL and
England striker, Peter Crouch, has kicked off the 2008 Keep Your Eye
On The Ball Focus Fortnight (23 February-8 March), by calling for
football fans across the UK to keep their balls in check.
The England forward met testicular cancer survivors in Liverpool to
launch the Keep Your Eye On The Ball Focus Fortnight, an initiative
backed by the Everyman Male Cancer Campaign, The FA and The PFA,
urging men to check themselves and raise some funds for vital
research into prostate and testicular cancer.
Crouch, who has
joined other high-profile footballers, such as David James and Paul
Robinson to back the campaign, said:- "Men can be so vocal on
the terraces but struggle to talk about their own health with their
mates. It only takes a minute to check yourself and it's worth it,
because in life you don't get extra time."
Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in 15-44 year
olds but if caught early, it has a 99% cure rate, making awareness
of the symptoms essential. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer
in men, with over 35,000 men affected in the UK every year.
Clubs and supporters nationwide are being encouraged to put
information about male cancer on their websites and in their
programmes to help raise awareness. The Everyman Male Cancer
Campaign is also encouraging men to log on to the Keep Your Eye On
The Ball website and find out the signs and symptoms of testicular
cancer.
Everyman spokesperson, Hannah Crabtree said:- "Imagine a
stadium the size of Anfield. Over half its capacity, 37,000 men,
will be affected by male cancer every year. Hopefully, with
world-class footballers like Peter Crouch spreading the message,
more men will be aware of the signs and symptoms of the disease and
catch it early."
To find out more about the signs and symptoms of male cancer and to
get involved with Keep Your Eye On The Ball, visit
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Britons driven to in-car love
A new study
reveals that Britain is a nation of adventurous lovers as 41% of us
admit we’ve made love in our car.
Women's car insurance
specialist, Diamond, questioned 1,000 motorists as part of its Love
Behind the Wheel study. They were surprised to find as many as 4 out
of 10 people admitting to making love in their car, and intrigued to
see a disparity between genders, with 52% of men admitting to being
in-car Casanovas compared to just 34% of women.
Of motorists who
haven’t, 30% said they would consider using their car as a love nest
in the future.
The Welsh proved to be the UK’s biggest in-car lovers with 46%
admitting to being amorous behind the wheel, followed by the North
West on 45% and the North East and Scotland, both on 43%.
At the other end of
the scale Londoners sit at the bottom of the list at 35%, with
Yorkshire and the South East both at 36%.
Diamond managing director, Sian Lewis, commented:- “It’s
surprising to see that so many people have used their cars in this
way.
Who knows, it
could be that the bedroom just isn’t as much fun or people simply
can’t wait to get home.
With
considerably more men than women admitting to making love in their
car, you have to question if this is a case of men exaggerating
their in-car prowess or women not wanting to admit to it."
22-29 year olds are the most amorous age group with 47% admitting to
it, but it’s not just the younger generation who’ve done this as 39%
of the 60+ age group say they have as well.
Taking the study a
step further, of those who admitted to in-car love 53% did it in the
front seat, 39% did it in the back seat and the more adventurous 9%
did it on the bonnet!
Sian continued:- “With the increase in popularity of people
carriers and 4x4s, the more space they offer inside must have
encouraged people to make the car an extension of the bedroom.
However, I’m
sure that from our stats there must still be some people squeezing
themselves into Fiestas and Minis!”
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