Wilkinson (left) faced then Manchester United midfielder Anderson in an international friendly in 2008Food poisoning isn't pleasant at the best of times. When he moved to Singapore in 2002 - after a frustrating, injury-laden start to his career in England's lower leagues - he was excited by the promise of playing football in the sunshine. "We all got terrible food poisoning and a few of us had to wear adult diapers when we were on the pitch," Wilkinson, 39, told BBC World Service Sport. 'We walked around the corner and there was a bear chained to a tree'Now retired, Wilkinson played 29 times for Singapore, scoring four goals. At club level he won four Singapore Premier League titles with Singapore Armed Forces, and played for seven teams across Asia.

Source: BBC January 25, 2019 09:15 UTC