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West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and his wife have hailed the fearless fan who defended the families of the Premier League team’s players from a mob of Dutch hooligans last night.
Chris Knoll, dubbed the ‘Angel of Alkmaar’, is a 58-year-old father-of-four recovering from hip replacement surgery, MailOnline can reveal.
He has been widely praised for putting himself in harm’s way as hooded thugs tried to storm the seating area where the players’ partners and children were seated.
He refused…
