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Former England Footballer Russell Osman wins the 4th Footballers’ Classic in Dubai

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Four handicap Russell Osman fought off the challenge of a strong field of ex-pros to win the fourth annual Footballers’ Golf Classic Dubai.

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Osman,  scored 97 Stableford points over the three competition rounds to win on a countback from ex-Southampton team-mate Matt Le Tissier (5 handicap) only on a countback.

Osman and Le Tissier have previously won the event and its sister tournament at La Manga. They were pushed all the way by the strong field which included former Bayern Munich striker and TV presenter Alan McInally – who finished third with 95 points – and Paul Jewell who put managerial job offers aside to play in the competition.

The Manchester trio of Ian Thomson, Graham Jolley and Tim Barnes, dubbed Sheik, Rattle and Roll, won the team title with 258 points, 13 clear of the second-placed team, Abba, which included, ex-Arsenal and Republic of Ireland defender and event organiser, Terry Mancini, playing with Joe Hayes and Terry Sellick.

The Footballers’ Golf Classic brand is now in its 12th year at La Manga Club, Spain, and fourth year in Dubai. A further event, in Mauritius, was launched earlier this year and the competition will debut in Cape Town, South Africa, in March 2008