Former Southampton player’s love of tough challenges put him in hospital last year but he is doing a charity treadmill marathonSuch is Francis Benali’s unadulterated cult-hero status that stickers of him have appeared everywhere from Bali to Budapest but on Sunday his adventures will be confined to a treadmill, with the former Southampton defender running a marathon at home to raise money for charity despite little to no preparation.“I’ve seen one or two that are a little bit risqué, shall we say, not too family friendly,” he says of the stickers, “but there have been some brilliant and wonderfully amusing ones like the Golden Gate Bridge, and places in the far east and Australia. They crop up in some incredible and unusual places.” Related: 'Worst thing I've been through': why Agbonlahor is raffling shirt for NHS Continue readingreadfullarticle
