10 famous football players who clashed with the law
Of course, the Russian football players Kokorin and Mamaev distinguished themselves, there is so much talk about these "valiant" athletes. But it is worth noting that violations of the regime and the law by football players have happened many times before, and good friends Kokorin and Mamaev found themselves in a very stellar company. Vinnie Jones alone is worth what…
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Hugo Lloris
The world champion and captain of Tottenham London recently got into the top of the news for absolutely no football reasons. It so happened that Hugo could not call a taxi and went to a London restaurant in his own car.
At dinner, the Frenchman allowed himself too much — side mode! — and then he decided that he would perfectly get home in his car. It didn't work out: the maneuvers of the drunk goalkeeper of the French national team attracted the attention of the police. As a result, a fine of 50 thousand pounds and a suspension from driving for 20 months were added to the restaurant bill.
Steven Gerrard
One of the greatest footballers in the history of Liverpool, once got into a very unpleasant situation. Steven and two of his friends were accused of beating nightclub DJ Marcus McGee. Gerrard stubbornly denied his guilt in the attack, claiming that although he did hit the DJ once, but only in self-defense. The court proceedings lasted more than six months, and as a result, the Liverpool midfielder was cleared of all charges.
Ian Wright
The star of Arsenal and the England national team of the 90s did not participate in bar fights and did not get caught driving drunk, nevertheless, he once spent two weeks behind bars. It's just that one day Wright decided that such a famous person does not necessarily have to pay tax on his cars. Needless to say, he was wrong?
James Cotterill
The defender of a small football club "Barrow" became famous on November 11, 2006, when in an FA Cup match he hit an opponent in the face, breaking his jaw in two places.
The most surprising thing is that James was charged only after watching a video replay — the match was broadcast on national television. Cotterill received a four-month sentence.
Joey Barton
The main bad boy of modern football is followed by a trail of scandals and troubles. In 2008, Barton was charged with reckless driving, which resulted in hitting a pedestrian - 77 days in prison. And a couple of months later, Joey confessed to beating Usman Dabo, who played with him for the same team! Get another four months, sir.
George Best
On the account of one of the greatest football players of Manchester United, not only a bunch of goals and titles, but also a whole collection of minor (and not very) offenses: driving under the influence of alcohol, assaulting a police officer, refusing to pay bail.
Tony Adams
Too strong friendship with alcohol throughout his career spoiled the life of the defender of Arsenal and the England national team. In May 1990, he lost control and crashed into a wall near his own house, and the police arrived to find that the alcohol content in the blood of a football player was 27 times higher than normal. Tough guy!
Peter Storey
Another Arsenal player who became famous not only on the football field. In 1980, Story received three years in prison for organizing the release of... fake gold coins. But that's not all. In the early 90s, Peter went to jail again, trying to smuggle... 20 videotapes with pornography. You can't forbid living beautifully!
Eric Cantona
The French Manchester United midfielder received his two weeks in prison for an episode that has entered the folklore of English football. In the match with Crystal Palace on January 25, 1995, the Frenchman received a red card and was about to leave the field when one of the local fans shouted something to him in the spirit: "Get out to your fucking France, your motherfucker!" Cantona could not stand it and slapped the offender with his feet. Chuck Norris would approve…
Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones remained faithful to the image of a tough guy who does not throw words to the wind, both on the football field, on the set, and in real life. One day he had an argument with his neighbor… Well, how did you quarrel…
A football player broke into a neighbor's house, hit the owner, bit him in the head, knocked him to the floor and, to top it off, jumped on the unfortunate a little more. How to explain that for all this Vinnie got off with only a fine and 100 hours of forced labor?!