Defoe

or De Foe

[ dih-foh ]

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Daniel 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.

Defoe

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DefoeDaniel?16601731MEnglishWRITING: novelistWRITING: journalistCRIME AND POLICING: spymasterWRITING: pamphleteer Daniel. ?1660–1731, English novelist, journalist, spymaster, and pamphleteer, noted particularly for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). His other novels include Moll Flanders (1722) and A Journal of the Plague Year (1722)

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The Sunderland fan became "best mates" with his hero, striker Jermain Defoe, as well as gaining worldwide recognition following an appeal in which he received 250,000 Christmas cards from around the globe.

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Neither of them picked up any extra points, which confirmed Defoe's win by 80-60.

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That is the last game to be played from that set of fixtures and, so far, Defoe leads 80-60.

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He took on former England striker Jermain Defoe, who got five correct results, but with one exact score, giving him 80 points.

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For this weekend's games, and Sunday's big game from Wembley, he takes on former England striker Jermain Defoe.

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