Best moved to ‘football’ prison
NZPA-PA London The British soccer star, George Best, will be moved to an open prison which has a football team, according to a report. Best, who was jailed two weeks ago on a drink-driv-ing charge, will go to Ford open prison near Arundel, Sussex, today. His manager, Mr Bill McMurdo, said Best had not asked for the move from Pentonville prison. “I under-
i stand Ford has a football team and that is sure to , please George.” I Ford prison is a large ; country house set in its own ; grounds in the Sussex countryside. It has several farm i buildings and prisoners lead an open life. I Prisoners are mostly kept , there under trust that they will not abscond. [ A Home Office spokest man would not confirm the i move, but said the prison had a football team.
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