Growing up on the fringes of London’s hustle and bustle, Regan Charles-Cook was surrounded by five squabbling brothers.
Life passed by at a hundred miles an hour in a home fuelled with testosterone, sibling rivalry and a relentless desire to become the best footballer in the family.
Oldest brother Anthony is a midfielder with Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian League. Reice is a goalkeeper who, like Regan, started out with Arsenal and now plays with National League South Hampton & Richmond Borough. Two of his younger brothers, Roman and Reuben, are on the books of League Two Sutton United.