Terry Venables needed to chuckle off water bottle cock-up from time as Leeds supervisor

Football followers from internationally have paid tribute to the legendary Terry Venables who died on the age of 80 on Saturday.

El Tel, as he was nicknamed throughout his time at Barcelona, was as soon as caught out by a water bottle lid, captured hilariously by TV cameras.

Ahead of a match between Venables’ Leeds United aspect and Bolton Wanderers many moons in the past, Sky cameras managed to document the second the enduring supervisor went head to head with a water bottle lid.

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The video, which was shared once more years on by Sky Sports, is only one second the place Venables confirmed his character.

As he stood on the finish of the tunnel onto the pitch on the then named Reebok Stadium, he went to take a swig of water however shortly realised the lid was nonetheless on when the bottle hit his lips.

Instead of trying embarrassed, he cracked a cheeky smile understanding full properly the cameramen have been all around the incident.

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Fans have been fast to pay tribute throughout social media. Writing on X, Vincent Brownlow mentioned: “That’s sad. Venables always seemed alright. Could easily have seen him in some 80s London East End gangster film, alongside Bob Hoskins.”

The influence the previous Leeds, England and Barcelona supervisor had on supporters is proven as soon as extra by means of Laura Kenny’s tribute on X. She posted: “When I was 9 years old I had to write a poem for school & my dad (9 years into my LUFC indoctrination) decided ‘we’ would write it about Terry Venables’ Leeds side.

“I can nonetheless bear in mind it phrase for phrase & it all the time makes me smile. Rest in peace Terry.”