Maggie Haroun: The first certified Premier League photographer

Being so close to the event also poses other occupational hazards.

Harun said: “Trabzonspor vs. Aston Villa, I was suddenly excluded because fans threw stones.”

The rocks weren’t the only danger, football legends were also taking shots on goal.

“Wayne Rooney [while] “Working out, it kicked me out one day,” she added.

“Denis Irwin had a shot at goal, but he hit me and I think it was Bryan Robson who turned around and said: ‘If you’re going to kill a photographer, Dennis, make sure it’s not the chairman’s cousin!’

However, sometimes, players were helpful when trying to get the perfect shot.

Before one of the European matches in which Arsenal participated, Haroun spoke with Gunners legend Ian Wright and asked him to celebrate in front of her if he scored.

Wright scored, but then started running in the opposite direction.

To Haroun’s relief, the attacker realized his mistake.

“You could see him walking in the other direction, then stopping and looking around and then coming back; [shouting] ‘Yes!’ “With his arms outstretched, so much so that I had to use a wide-angle lens,” she said. “Picture perfect!”