Top 10 sporting families

But it's not just the tricky Wolves winger who can boast a famous sporting heritage. Here's our rundown of 10 of the most talented sporting families out there.

Football's most famous brother combination, and still the only two brothers ever to be in a World Cup-winning side.

Midfielder Bobby remains arguably the greatest player ever to pull on an England shirt, and his 49 goals for the national side remains a record.

Centre-back Jack's later exploits as Republic of Ireland manager won him legendary status in the Emerald Isle, and even earned him the Freedom of Dublin - an honour previously bestowed on such luminaries as JFK, Nelson Mandela and William Gladstone.

With such strong footballing genes in their blood, it's probably not surprising that there were more top footballers in the family: Jack, George, Jim and Stan Milburn were uncles to the Charlton boys, while Newcastle and England legend Jackie Milburn was their mother's cousin.

Back in 1997, when Venus Williams was an unseeded teenager who had made the final of the US Open at her first attempt, her father Richard proudly told the world how Venus was great, but that her younger sister Serena might be even better.

It seemed scarcely believable at the time, but Richard was as good as his word: between them, the Williams sisters have now won 18 Grand Slam singles titles (11 to Serena, seven to Venus) as well as 12 doubles titles while playing with each other.

Archie Manning had a great NFL career. He was selected second overall by the New Orleans Saints, played for 13 seasons and ranks 17th overall in career completions. Yet his sons Peyton and Eli have managed to go one better.

They were both number draft one picks, and have both led their teams - the Colts and the Giants - to Super Bowl victories, something their father never managed to do. Archie's eldest son Cooper was also set to star, but doctors diagnosed him with spinal stenosis which effectively ended the wide receiver's career.

Gary and Phil Neville shot to fame for their roles in the heart of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, and while Gary recently hung up his boots Phil is playing some of the best football of his career at Everton.

But it's not just the brothers who are talented: their sister Tracey is one of England's most-capped netball players - and she claims the boys often come to see her play. "We're a family who have always supported each other," she says. "My brothers have been to my matches, and have even been to support my mum's team in the local league because she still plays."

The Morris family from Fife were pioneers in the world of golf. Old Tom helped design Muirfield, Prestwick, Carnoustie and Moray and introduced concepts of managing greens and hazards. Young Tom hit The Open's first ever hole-in-one and first ever albatross.

It was at The Open that Tom Senior and Junior truly showed their greatness. Old Tom won the competition in 1861, 1862, 1864 and 1867, while Young Tom won in 1868, 1869, 1870 and 1872. For winning the competition three years in a row, Young Tom kept the British Open's Championship Belt and was the first person to have his name on the Claret Jug when it was introduced in 1872.

1980s French tennis star Yannick is one of the brightest tennis talents ever to come out of France, and won the French Open at Roland Garros in 1983 - the first Frenchman to do so in 37 years, and the last to do so since then.

His son Joakim is also a talented athlete: he was drafted into the NBA in 2007, being picked by the Chicago Bulls, and has continued to impress ever since.

It's not just Joakim's dad who has tasted the limelight: his paternal grandfather, Zacharie, played professional football in Cameroon, while his mother Cecilia Rodhe was crowned Miss Sweden in 1978.

Following in the footsteps of one of the greatest heavyweight champions and the man they call, "The Greatest" cannot be an easy task. But that hasn't stopped Laila Ali, the youngest of Muhammad's nine children.

Laila began boxing in October 1999 with a knockout victory against April Fowler. Her most famous win came over Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, daughter of Joe Frazier, who Muhammad Ali fought three times in the 70s. Laila Ali won the bout between the two daughters on a majority decision. She remains unbeaten, winning 21 out of her 24 victories by way of knockout.

British hero Graham won two World Championships, with BRM and Lotus, and is the only driver to win the Indy 500, Le Mans 24 Hours and world title in the same year. He was tragically killed in a light aircraft crash in 1975 when son Damon was 15.

Damon concentrated on motorcycle racing to begin with but after moving into Formula One went on to match Graham's title feat when he beat Michael Schumacher in 1996 - becoming the only son of a world champ to win the big one.

The legendary American tennis star - born Billie Jean Moffitt - won a dozen Grand Slam singles tennis titles to earn her place in the history books.

But her brother Randy was also a top athlete, playing 12 seasons in Major League baseball as a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.

The Chappell brothers were superstars of Australian cricket in the 1970s, with eldest Ian being a tough skipper with 5,000 Test runs to his name and sublimely-talented batsman Greg finishing his 87-cap Test career with an average of nearly 54.

Trevor was good, but undeniably the runt of the litter - and we know that's a tough judgement on a player who represented his country in three Tests and 20 one-day matches.

Even sadder, he's probably best remembered for being the man who bowled a pea-roller in the final ball of an innings in a one-day match against New Zealand when the Black Caps needed a six to win. The harshest irony of all? He did so on the instructions of his brother, Greg, who was Australian skipper for the match.

Honourable mentions: Manchester City star Ian Brightwell and his Olympic gold medallist mother Ann Packer, Aussie cricket brothers Mark and Steve Waugh, Danish footballing brothers Brian and Michael Laudrup, cricketer Ian Botham and his professional rugby player son Liam.