Archive for the 'Arrests' Category

July 7th, 2011

Turkish Police Round Up 60 People In Connection With Fenerbache Match Fixing Allegations

via Guardian A Turkish court formally charged a further 15 suspects on Thursday in an alleged match-fixing scandal that threatens to strip league the champions Fenerbahce of their title. Turkish police are said to have rounded up 60 suspects in raids to homes and club premises on suspicion of manipulating games in the Turkish league last ...
January 11th, 2011

Man Charged With Assault For Punching Stevenage’s Scott Laird During Pitch Invasion

Police have announced the arrest of a man in connection with the "punch heard round Stevenage" following the on the field assault of defender Scott Laird during post-game FA Cup celebrations that had seen the League Two's Stevenage knock out Premiership side Newcastle. Robert Fitzgerald, 24, from Stevenage has been charged with common assault ...
December 8th, 2010

Guti Arrested For Drunk Driving In Turkey After Crashing Into Bus At 4am

The 34 year old Besiktas midfielder is in serious trouble after side swiping a bus with his Range Rover around 4am and then going after a cameraman.... Local reports have the former Spanish International in at 5 times the legal limit. Hit the Jump for a Longer Version of the Scene.......... (more...)
June 20th, 2010

England Locker Room Intruder Charged By Police With Trespassing

South African Police have arrested and charged a 32 year old English fan (believed to be Pavlos Joseph) following a breach in security that saw a fan enter England's locker room following their disappointing 0 - 0 draw with Algeria. (more...)
May 3rd, 2010

Introduction, ESPN 30 for 30′s “The Two Escobars”

Here is the introduction to a new "30 for 30" ESPN documentary on the relationship between drug barons and soccer in Colombia around the 1994 World Cup.  To say this looks intense would be an understatement. After the jump, Jeff Zimbalist, the writer and director of The Two Escobars, talks about working on the film, which premiers on ESPN on June ...
March 3rd, 2010

Man City’s Michael Johnson arrested over headbutt claim

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson is under invesitgation for an alleged assault on a Manchester United fan at a nightclub in December. The victim of the assault was apparently singing United songs in the 42nd Street nightclub in the centre of Manchester. Johnson apparently took exception to this and is said to have head-butted the victim, ...
February 9th, 2010

Paul Gascoigne Detained For Second Time In Two Days

It's been a turbulent couple of years for former English International Paul Gascoigne as the troubled star has found himself arrested twice in the span of two days. (more...)
February 8th, 2010

Stoke City’s Ricardo Fuller arrested after nightclub assault

Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller was arrested after an incident at a nightclub on Sunday morning, the football club said on Monday. Fuller was accused of assaulting a 21-year-old man in the bar area of JFK nightclub, in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire Police said the victim suffered minor facial injuries and did not need hospital treatment. ...