5 facts you (probably) didn’t know about Watford’s Heurelho Gomes

Heurelho ‘Octopus’ Gomes

Gomes was nicknamed the ‘Octopus’ in the Netherlands, because of his elastic reach, during his PSV days.

He is recognised as a cult hero at the Philips Stadion, after winning four successive Eredivisie league titles (2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08).