Teemu Pukki: 5 interesting facts about Norwich City star Pukki

#5 He is a national hero

“The country’s chief sports broadcaster is allowed to show one Premier League game live and they religiously pick the Reds. The debate raged as soon as Norwich’s 3pm kick-off was announced as top billing. Pukki proved they made the right decision.”

“It’s not just television. Norwich’s No 22 is on the front page of numerous magazines and discussed by radio presenters. Everyone likes him. Where Finnish children were once pretending to be Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the playground, they now want to be Teemu Pukki.”

This is in an article written by Michael Bailey for the Athletic, and this just displays how beloved is Teemu Pukki at home with his recent heroic performances.

Since then tributes have been flowing in for Pukki, as days after Pukki’s hat-trick against Newcastle, Kotka councillor Joona Mielonen proposed Ruonalan Halli, the indoor pitch where KTP train in the winter, be renamed after Finland’s No 10. Thus, no doubt that Pukki is now more than a national team player.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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