Jermain Defoe embarrassed Wigan Athletic for Spurs, years later he helped them in their hour of need

Jermain Defoe embarrassed Wigan Athletic for Spurs, years later he helped them in their hour of need

There have been few better strikers to grace the English game in the modern era than Jermain Defoe, but he will also be remembered for his acts of kindness away from the football pitch, too. Defoe called time on his playing days in 2022, and can proudly look back on a record of 325 career goals. That includes 163 in the Premier League and 20 for his country. Five of those top flight goals came in one game for Spurs back in 2009, when the Lilywhi…