Busting the Fish Myth
By Lucy Goodchild
“And it’s all to play for on this defining night of finball. Here comes Henry with a belter, stopped by Crouch’s long fins… and he’s got the ball… there he goes… GOAL! What a performance, and all thanks to Crouch’s right fin!”That’s right. Fin. Two goldfish, aptly named Thierry Henry and Peter Crouch, have been trained by wildlife film-maker Matt Thompson to play football. And they don’t forget how to do it