Monday, February 19, 2007

Big News Broke Out Before Barca Game

The Guardian: Bellamy faces uncertain future as Liverpool reel from golf club attack
"Liverpool's preparations for Wednesday's Champions League game at Barcelona have been overshadowed by drunken misbehaviour on the Algarve. Craig Bellamy is facing a heavy fine and an uncertain future after a night out allegedly concluded with the forward using a golf club to attack his team-mate John Arne Riise.
Riise, who seemingly sustained bruises to his legs, was able to train alongside Bellamy yesterday and may receive a lesser punishment. He could well be joined on the Anfield roll of shame by Jermaine Pennant, Jerzy Dudek and Robbie Fowler, who all face club sanctions after police intervention was required to quell that trio's alcohol-fuelled antics.
Rafael Benítez's squad flew to Portugal eight days ago for a training camp before the game at Camp Nou. After five days of training Benítez allowed his players to let their hair down on Thursday night at the Vale do Lobo resort, where they were staying, and is understood to be dismayed that a handful abused his trust. An internal club investigation is now under way but no conclusions are anticipated until the squad's return from Barcelona.
The dispute involving Bellamy and Riise seemingly started with a karaoke competition in the early hours of Friday morning, when Bellamy took offence at the Norwegian left-back's refusal to sing. Increasingly irritated by the Welshman's jibes, Riise reportedly became incandescent and, surrounded by fellow players, the pair squared up to each other, trading expletives. Although things calmed down as the group dispersed and headed for their rooms, Bellamy apparently felt he had lost face in front of his team-mates and, having armed himself with a golf club, tracked down Riise before allegedly swinging it at his legs. Benítez, who had spent the earlier part of the evening at the nearby resort of Vilamoura, was contacted and he separated the clearly inebriated pair."
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1. I hope Riise's leg is fine if he was attacked.
2. Anybody who left the club ashamed should be punished. Especially Liverpool is a club has so much history and reputation.

3. Do NOT believe the mass media completely. None of them were there to see the whole thing. I'm tired of seeing 'resource says'..... who is that resource?? Is he or she Chelsea fan and trying to make up things to hurt Liverpool football club?
4. I hope the lads stay focused on the pitch.
5. If Bellamy did attack Riise on the leg, hey, sack him, please. Legs are important to footballers, and he knows that clearly! Imagine one day Bellamy got drunk, attacking Gerrard and result in an injury that keeps him out of playing for some time. How much money can he be fined is enough for that, huh?

4 Comments:

Blogger Las Vegas Freak said...

Football365 is saying it is now believed that Bellamy simply confronted Riise with the golf club rather than attacked him. Good news, although the whole story is still a bit disturbing.

19 February, 2007 20:06  
Blogger loveuamy said...

thanks for the information mate! can you give the link of the news? again, where Football365 got the resource from?? i wonder.

btw, good luck with the new Steven Gerrard site! i'll link you on this blog!

19 February, 2007 20:54  
Blogger yeeks said...

Not very nice to hear something like that ahead of such an important match.

20 February, 2007 08:04  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i foresee a lot of "i told you so's" about bellamy coming from our rivals... guess we just have to live with that...

20 February, 2007 15:46  

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