Pepe Reina
The Spanish shot-stopper is one of several Liverpool players to
have had their homes raided while on Champions League duty.
Jewellery, a Bang and Olufsen entertainment system and his grey
Porsche Cayenne were taken.
Rogerio
The Sporting Lisbon defender had his mother taken, which kind of
puts Manchester City’s pocket money into perspective!
Andres Escobar
The Colombian defender was infamously shot dead after scoring the
own goal that eliminated his country from the 1994 World Cup.
Roberto Carlos
The Brazil defender was robbed at gunpoint live on radio while
giving an interview as he was stuck in traffic in Belo
Horizonte.
Patrick Vieira
The former Arsenal midfielder and his wife were gassed through the
air conditioning system in their villa near Cannes by thieves who
then stole jewellery and a Mercedes 4×4.
Steven Gerrard
Another representative of, and the most recent member to join, the
Liverpool Champions League Away Day Burglary Club. The raiders
confronted Gerrard’s wife, Alex Curran, and stole items of
jewellery.
Sean Rigg
The Bristol Rovers players had his jaw broken by Barrow defender
James Cotterrill during an FA Cup tie. Cotterrill was sentenced to
four months in jail.
Chris Byrne
The then Macclesfield Town player was shot in the street near to
his parents’ home in Hulme, Manchester, in 2002. The attempted
robbery left Byrne with a severed artery in his leg.
Mamady Sidibe
The Stoke forward was beaten up and stabbed by rampaging Togo fans
after inflicting defeat upon them with his native Mali.
Duncan Ferguson
Duncan Disorderly had the law on his side for once when he
apprehended two burglars at his house in 2001. The one Dunc got his
hands on spent three days in hospital.
Obafemi Martins
The Newcastle striker claimed he had been shot at by masked gunmen
while in his native Nigeria.
