Deadspin wrote:On Tuesday, 16-year-old Harry Wilson made his international debut for Wales in a World Cup qualifying match against Belgium. It was a big day for Wilson, but perhaps an even bigger day for his grandfather, who cashed in big time on a 15-year-old bet as soon as his grandson stepped onto the pitch.

Wilson's grandfather, Peter Edwards, placed a £50 bet with a local bookmaker when his grandson was 18 months old. At 2,500/1 odds, Edwards bet that his grandson would one day play soccer for Wales. He's now £125,000 richer, and plans to retire on his winnings.

Edwards described the experience of watching Wilson's debut to BBC News, and he sounds like a pretty awesome grandpa:

   "I was shattered because I had to wait for 85, 86 minutes before he came on and I was panicking because they'd already substituted twice, so I thought he wasn't going to make it," he said.

   "But when he came on I had another glass of wine. (I was) a proud granddad first for sure.

   "I told my wife at half-time that my pulse was 106 - I didn't know whether that was good or bad."

Edwards had better be using some of that money to buy is grandson a kick ass Christmas present. Now, let's all be sure to keep our eyes out for athletically inclined babies from now on.

Swagg wrote:You can make bets like that? Dafuq?

I'm going to start dropping money on every new infant in my family ffs

Betty La Fea wrote:

Swagg wrote:You can make bets like that? Dafuq?

I'm going to start dropping money on every new infant in my family ffs

Dont think your family has it in them mate.

Lex wrote:Imagine if Arteta's grandpa has the same bet on