as far as

"We were pretty good and you want to go as far as possible, but we knew when we drew Paris that it was going to be very difficult," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

Well-wishers crossed the border from Kenya and others travelled from as far as Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to witness the spectacle.

Mr Goddard, who legitimately used a concession for Metropolitan Police officers to travel as far as Salisbury, told the hearing that he did not believe he had acted dishonestly when he relied on "the discretion" of train managers.

"At one stage Des did kick his leg up in defence and as far as we know he did not have contact," she said.

“He’s well beyond his years as far as his age,” Roberts said.