'He was my biggest fan' - BBC pundit Richards' father dies
Micah Richards pays tribute to his father Lincoln, who died shortly before the BBC pundit went on air for England's World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina.
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"Not long before going on air today, I received the awful news that my father Lincoln had passed away."
— Micah Richards , Athlete
"His death was unexpected, and he has left us all too soon."
— Micah Richards , Athlete
"He would take me wherever I needed to go when I was a kid and he was the proudest parent possible during my professional career."
— Micah Richards , Athlete
"I know, particularly as a proud old-school Yorkshireman, dad would've wanted the show to go on this evening."
— Micah Richards , Athlete
"Thinking of my siblings and all my wider family today as we remember my father Lincoln, my hero and inspiration."
— Micah Richards , Athlete
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Micah Richards pays tribute to his father Lincoln, who died shortly before the BBC pundit went on air for England's World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina.
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