Archive for the 'Arrests' Category

August 25th, 2008

British Culture “Uncivilized Materialists Obsessed with a Culture of Alcohol”?

The New York Times investigates what happens when some Brits go abroad. "They are the ones, the locals say, who are carousing, brawling and getting violently sick. They are the ones crowding into health clinics seeking morning-after pills and help for sexually transmitted diseases. They are the ones who seem to have one vacation plan: drinking ...
August 14th, 2008

Christian Bale Off The Hook

I'm betting the Bale won't be spending anymore time with Mom and sis anymore.
August 11th, 2008

Man City Owner Dodges Court, Seeks Exile

UPDATE - With Sportsmail revealing that former Manchester City Chairman John Wardle (who resigned in protest against Sinawatra on July 9th) loaned Thaskin Sinawatra 2 Million Pound and that the Former Thai Prime Minister has had to borrow money THREE separate times to pay City staff , things just aren't looking so good for City. And now Barclay's ...
August 11th, 2008

Former Man City Youth Charged Over Sex Blackmail

Former Manchester City Youth Team goalkeeper Ashley Timms has admitted to the charge of "making unwarranted demands with menaces" over blackmailing a current Premiership player. Timms, 22, admitted to blackmailing the player (who the Manchester Court refers to as Witness A) 15,000 Pound over sexual images between March 1st and April 3rd of this ...
July 1st, 2008

Barton Heading To Court For Dabo Attack

DOUBLE UPDATE - Because he pleaded guilty yesterday, Judge Mushtaq Khokhar handed Barton a four month SUSPENDED sentence and ordered the as-of-now Newcastle midfielder to carry out an unspecified amount of community service. Wonder if Dabo is going to go after Barton's wallet just a bit more considering the injustice he's probably feeling ...
June 10th, 2008

Oswaldo Sanchez Arrested In Chicago

Mexican National Team Star Oswaldo Sanchez was arrested Sunday morning in Chicago and charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and resisting arrest the morning after Mexico's 4-nil drubbing of Peru at Soldier Field. Police were called to the downtown Westin Hotel for a disturbance due to guests complaints about a loud party. Sanchez was ...
June 2nd, 2008

Gazza Back In The Hospital AGAIN!

DOUBLE UPDATE -  Paul Gascoigne has once again been sanctioned under the Mental Health Act (the first time being back in February). Gazza was taken in after he collapsed at the St. Pancras railway station on Saturday night and will spend the next two weeks in Hemel Hempstead. Paul Gascoigne was once again admitted into the hospital after ...
May 24th, 2008

I’d Like To Sue the Police Your Honor

UPDATE -  Harry Redknapp will be rolling around town with 1,000 more Euros today than he had yesterday after the High Court determined that the raid conducted on his home while he was away was "unlawful". Good for Harry, but it's not like he needs the cash.  More about the principality! If you show up at Harry Redknapp's home at 6am with ...