Masked rapper and football player Dide: ​“My team has no idea it’s me”

“As rap has become a cornerstone of popular British music, the world of beats and bars has increasingly become intertwined with the nation’s favourite sport: football. Rhymes and references to ballers past and present are almost a rite of passage for any young spitter coming up, typified by tracks such as Dave and AJ Tracey’s Thiago Silva, the latter’s False 9 and Blanco’s Time Out, to name just a few. While we all remember John Barnes’ iconic 16-bar on New Order’s 1990 rally rouser World In Motion – one of the first times a British footballer picked up the mic – we’ve not seen a player make a serious impact as a rapper off the pitch. Until now.”