Beards off as Oxford United finally get penalty after 675 days

It had been 675 days since Oxford United were last awarded a penalty when the referee pointed to the spot at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. The last time the U's won a spot kick, Des Buckingham was manager, Rishi Sunak was prime minister and Italy were the reigning European champions. But Saturday's penalty didn't just end a run stretching back almost two years, it also meant one United fan could finally shave - having vowed he wouldn't until his team were awarded one. Gary Hudson, who is better known as Fred Big-Ox, had been wearing a yellow wig and blue beard to matches to raise money for The Joey Beauchamp Foundation - a mental health charity formed in honour of one of United's greatest ever players. "It started off as a joke before Christmas when we got to 600 days... and then I started wearing it," he previously explained. "Then people said I should get it sponsored, so I thought I'd raise money for the Joey Beauchamp Foundation, 'why not?'." On Saturday, that run finally came to an end when Cameron Brannagan scored from the spot. "It was a surreal moment, I just threw everything up in the air," Gary said. "The funniest moment for me was when two of my friends came down to se