Julian for dinner

Pub Quiz Question: Which English footballer appears in the bloody-thirsty blockbuster Hannibal? Answer: Aston Villa's Julian …

Pub Quiz Question: Which English footballer appears in the bloody-thirsty blockbuster Hannibal? Answer: Aston Villa's Julian Joachim (right). No kiddin'. Joachim can be seen playing for Villa on the telly in the background of the scene where Detective Pazzi is having a chat with a colleague, probably the one who's about to have his face bitten off by Anthony Hopkins. The temptation, of course, is to say it's not the first horror show a Villa player has appeared in this season, but we will, naturally, resist.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times