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Nobody had thought to open his curtains or windows.

When they got closer - the entrance to the cave had been curtained off with brightly coloured saris - they saw a "little blonde girl" running out.

Nestled in the back corner behind a black curtain sat the woman herself, visibly pregnant, in brown snakeskin heels, denim shorts, and adorning various gold statement pieces.

Raleigh rounded the bases, then took a curtain call in front of an ecstatic crowd that included his parents, Todd and Stephanie Raleigh.

Twelve months ago, on the eve of their Champions League curtain raiser against Slovan Bratislava, the manager said he was "in the best place I've been" at the club.