From the Daily Mail

A Premiership footballer is being sued for £850,000 by his former girlfriend and mother of his child - for failing to marry her. Everton star Steven Pienaar, who was served the summons at the end of a match, is accused of breaking a promise to wed Danielle Steeneveld after they met two years ago.

She said the 27-year-old winger had ‘fallen madly in love her’ and that she gave up living in their native South Africa to live with him while he played in Britain.

But – despite claims of a marriage proposal and their 14-month-old daughter Skyla sharing his surname – Pienaar and Miss Steeneveld’s relationship was recently ended, court papers say.

So, after returning to South Africa, Miss Steenveld, 22, decided to sue.

She is claiming 500,000 rand (£40,000) for patrimonial loss; 3.8million rand (£302,000) for injury to her name, self esteem and reputation after giving birth out of wedlock and 6.5million rand (£516,000) compensation for prospective loss.

Pienaar, a South African international, was handed the summons by her lawyers just minutes after his side were beaten 3-1 at home by Serbia in a friendly in Pretoria, two week ago.

The footballer’s lawyers failed to comment but have indicated they will fight the claims

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