star-struck

It was almost like meeting a sporting hero, and while 103-year-old Francis Greene has never stepped foot on a professional football pitch, he still left me feeling star-struck.

Whitney Houston may have been one of the most acclaimed singers of her generation but when David Roberts was asked to be her bodyguard he wasn't exactly star-struck.

"His track record didn't suggest he was up to the job but then the star-struck nature set in and we were all like, 'hang on a minute, England's greatest ever goalscorer is now our manager'."

Typically, I don’t get star-struck, but I must admit I was a bit more excited than usual when I got the assignment to photograph Beauvais.

Eriksson's star-struck approach led him to pack his team with England's best individuals rather than shape a fully-functioning balanced side, a forced and flawed strategy that left the so-called 'Golden Generation' unfulfilled at international level while sweeping up major prizes regularly with their clubs.