{"id":295583,"date":"2023-11-05T20:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T20:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295583"},"modified":"2023-11-05T20:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T20:24:10","slug":"fans-cant-believe-jack-corks-looks-compared-to-ex-footballer-dad-at-same-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/fans-cant-believe-jack-corks-looks-compared-to-ex-footballer-dad-at-same-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans can&#8217;t believe Jack Cork&#8217;s looks compared to ex-footballer dad at same age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Athletic excellence seems to run in the Cork family genes &#8211; but ageing with grace perhaps does not.<\/p>\n<p>Or at least many fans are convinced not in the case of Burnley midfielder Jack&apos;s famous dad, Alan, who enjoyed his own football career spanning almost 20 years. And the internet didn&apos;t hold back when comparing a particular photo of Cork Sr from his playing days with his son today.<\/p>\n<p>Clarets veteran Jack &#8211; who is contracted at Turf Moor until the end of this season &#8211; turned 34 in June and continues to display some enviable youthful features. Alan was the same age when he helped take Sheffield United to the FA Cup semi-finals towards the end of his career &#8211; but he perhaps didn&apos;t look as good doing it.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><b>Liverpool legend banned all week from pub by wife \u2013 then realises Covid prank<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><b>Arsenal react to vile racist abuse at Newcastle duo and vow to identify fans responsible<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Irish journalist Denis Hurley couldn&apos;t get over the fact the father-and-son pairing were the same age in their respective pictures. And it turns out he was far from alone as the masses piled in to profess their agreement.<\/p>\n<p>But the best comments of all belonged to Alan himself, who hopped on X (formerly Twitter) to say he &apos;thought he was looking good&apos;. And as it turned out, all was perhaps not as it seemed with his balding head and full beard combo.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Who is football&apos;s greatest OAP baller of all time? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31367678.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_GettyImages-1704938898.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31367656.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Sheffield-Wednesday-v-Sheffield-United-FA-Cup-Semi-Final.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Wow&#8230; always remember him with the beard,&quot; wrote one social media user. &quot;Very unusual in them days, looked in his 40s.&quot; Another spectator refused to believe the comparison and wrote: &quot;No way on God\u2019s earth can that be true.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It&apos;s now understood Alan was keeping the greying beard as part of a promise to himself; he would only shave the facial fur after the Blades were knocked out of that season&apos;s FA Cup. As fate would have it, they were ousted by bitter rivals Sheffield Wednesday following an extra-time defeat in a Wembley edition of the Steel City derby.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31314770.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_fm24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a winning approach on the tactics board, incorporating modern systems and positional innovations to deliver big victories on the pitch.<\/li>\n<li>Master the transfer market, using new ways to craft a dream squad capable of winning titles.<\/li>\n<li>Level up your players on the training field and turn your contenders into champions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a339.99 (PS5), \u00a340.49 (PC)<\/p>\n<p>Still, that can&apos;t account for the gleaming dome up top, which was already looking fairly empty. At least when compared with Cork&apos;s full cap of today, with the midfielder still able to pass for a player in his prime.<\/p>\n<p>The one-time England international has been a bit-part player under Vincent Kompany this season and played only 16 minutes in the Premier League. However, that won&apos;t taint his legacy at Turf Moor as Cork looks set to go down as a modern-day icon and loyal servant to the club.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/cork-sheffield-burnley-old-dad-31366936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletic excellence seems to run in the Cork family genes &#8211; but ageing with grace perhaps does not. Or at least many fans are convinced not in the case of Burnley midfielder Jack&apos;s famous dad, Alan, who enjoyed his own football career spanning almost 20 years. 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