Adebayo Akinfenwa captured the nation’s attention on Monday night when he scored an unlikely equaliser against Liverpool in the FA Cup third round. But who is the man they call “The Beast”? Here are 10 things you may not know about the 32-year-old AFC Wimbledon striker. He weighs 16 stone Akinfenwa is 5ft 11in but he weighs in at a mighty 16 stone, or 102kg. That’s a BMI of 31.3 or around the same body weight as England rugby hooker Tom Youngs. He says he has always been a “naturally big guy”, and has even struggled to get football teams to take him seriously. “People said I’m too big to play football,” he said. “One hundred goals later, I’m not. There are no limitations to what you want to do.” 
