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He arrived four months ago to recover after a knee operation, but the English cricketer Andrew Flintoff and his family have fallen for the UAE in a big way. Whether he’s collecting the children from school or riding a camel, the star says he feels right at home. Philippa Kennedy reports
DUBAI // The England cricket star Andrew Flintoff spoke yesterday of his “great” new life in Dubai and disclosed that he and his family are looking to set up home in the emirate.
Flintoff, 32, who has been plagued by injury, said what began as a six-month rehabilitation stint when he arrived last September was about to become more permanent and the family was looking to settle in the UAE for the foreseeable future.
The all-rounder spoke as he took up his new role as a sports ambassador for Dubai. He and his wife Rachael said they were loving life in the sunshine, and it was helping him back to fitness.
Flintoff, who retired from Test cricket after England’s triumph over Australia in the Ashes last summer, has signed a contract with the newly formed Dubai-based freezone company Falcon and Associates, which aims to position Dubai within key global markets.
The company comes under the umbrella of the Dubai Government Media Office, established by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, this month.
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Source:www.thenational.ae |
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