1. Richard Rufus
Highly regarded CB at Charlton in the 1990s until he retired through injury. He’s turned into a fraudster
Highly regarded CB at Charlton in the 1990s until he retired through injury. He’s turned into a fraudster
Footballers gone bad
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
2. Ruben Semedo
The Portuguese player, on remand, is accused of attempted murder, assault, armed robbery and intimidation... Villarreal have suspended his contract and his salary.
The Portuguese player, on remand, is accused of attempted murder, assault, armed robbery and intimidation... Villarreal have suspended his contract and his salary.
3. Letchkov
The former Bulgarian footballer was sentenced to two years in prison for embezzlement and abuse of power as Mayor in Sliven (Bulgaria).
The former Bulgarian footballer was sentenced to two years in prison for embezzlement and abuse of power as Mayor in Sliven (Bulgaria).
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4. Robinho
The Brazilian attacker was sentenced to nine years in prison for participating in a gang rape in Milan. His sentencing cannot be enforced until after completion of the appeal process, according to Italian law.
The Brazilian attacker was sentenced to nine years in prison for participating in a gang rape in Milan. His sentencing cannot be enforced until after completion of the appeal process, according to Italian law.
5. Maradona - Women beater
Adam Johnson springs to mind here.
Justin Georcelin
Champman legend turned crack addict and violent criminal
Champman legend turned crack addict and violent criminal
5. Bruno Fernandes (de Souza)
The former Flamengo captain was sentenced to 22 years in prison after having his girlfriend kidnapped and murdered. Her body was then cut up and fed to dogs.
He served 7 years and is now playing football again
The former Flamengo captain was sentenced to 22 years in prison after having his girlfriend kidnapped and murdered. Her body was then cut up and fed to dogs.
He served 7 years and is now playing football again
Yep but i was trying to avoid that one
Bulgarian.
Whoops. Thanks for pointing out
Marlon King
Sexual Assault, Theft, Fraud and GBH
Sexual Assault, Theft, Fraud and GBH
Alexandre Villaplane
Can't get much worse than him. Was a talented young footballer, captained France in the 1930 World Cup at the age of 24.
Following this, he became involved in match-fixing for which he was banned. After being banned, he got into other mafia related activities but that wasn't even close to the worse he would do.
After the Nazi's invaded France, he joined with them and was appointed to find and kill resistance fighters in France. In one occasion, he ordered the execution of 52 people.
Can't get much worse than him. Was a talented young footballer, captained France in the 1930 World Cup at the age of 24.
Following this, he became involved in match-fixing for which he was banned. After being banned, he got into other mafia related activities but that wasn't even close to the worse he would do.
After the Nazi's invaded France, he joined with them and was appointed to find and kill resistance fighters in France. In one occasion, he ordered the execution of 52 people.
Troy Deeney sentenced to 10 months porridge for his part in a brawl in Birmingham
May not count as most of this happened while still a player, but Bolton ikon Stig Tøfting was something else:
In 1999, Tøfting was going home from a night out when a stranger yelled profanity at him. Tøfting reacted by chasing the man into a McDonalds and hitting him. he got a 20 days suspended sentence.
In June 2002, the Danish national team was having a farewell dinner with the head chef Per Tøstesen at jetset cafe Cafe Victor in Copenhagen. Tøfting got into a disagreement with the restaurant manager over the music and head butted him. Outside of the restaurant, he also sent the kitchen manager to the hospital with a fist to the head. He ended up spending four months in jail as a result.
In 2004, he was again reported after a traffic dispute where he pushed a guy to the ground for flipping him off.
Five months later, he was fired from his club, AGF, after a party between the players. Tøfting and teammate Søren Pedersen had a friendly wrestling match but when Tøfting realized his shirt had been torn, he went crazy and had to be held back by several other teammates.
In 2013, Tøfting and stepson Nick were both arrested after a night out where the son had gotten into a dispute with some bouncers.
Btw, Tøfting's stepson was convicted again in 2020 when he got a 4 month suspended sentence for hitting his brother in law.
In 1999, Tøfting was going home from a night out when a stranger yelled profanity at him. Tøfting reacted by chasing the man into a McDonalds and hitting him. he got a 20 days suspended sentence.
In June 2002, the Danish national team was having a farewell dinner with the head chef Per Tøstesen at jetset cafe Cafe Victor in Copenhagen. Tøfting got into a disagreement with the restaurant manager over the music and head butted him. Outside of the restaurant, he also sent the kitchen manager to the hospital with a fist to the head. He ended up spending four months in jail as a result.
In 2004, he was again reported after a traffic dispute where he pushed a guy to the ground for flipping him off.
Five months later, he was fired from his club, AGF, after a party between the players. Tøfting and teammate Søren Pedersen had a friendly wrestling match but when Tøfting realized his shirt had been torn, he went crazy and had to be held back by several other teammates.
In 2013, Tøfting and stepson Nick were both arrested after a night out where the son had gotten into a dispute with some bouncers.
Btw, Tøfting's stepson was convicted again in 2020 when he got a 4 month suspended sentence for hitting his brother in law.
What a role model he turned out to beMay not count as most of this happened while still a player, but Bolton ikon Stig Tøfting was something else:
In 1999, Tøfting was going home from a night out when a stranger yelled profanity at him. Tøfting reacted by chasing the man into a McDonalds and hitting him. he got a 20 days suspended sentence.
In June 2002, the Danish national team was having a farewell dinner with the head chef Per Tøstesen at jetset cafe Cafe Victor in Copenhagen. Tøfting got into a disagreement with the restaurant manager over the music and head butted him. Outside of the restaurant, he also sent the kitchen manager to the hospital with a fist to the head. He ended up spending four months in jail as a result.
In 2004, he was again reported after a traffic dispute where he pushed a guy to the ground for flipping him off.
Five months later, he was fired from his club, AGF, after a party between the players. Tøfting and teammate Søren Pedersen had a friendly wrestling match but when Tøfting realized his shirt had been torn, he went crazy and had to be held back by several other teammates.
In 2013, Tøfting and stepson Nick were both arrested after a night out where the son had gotten into a dispute with some bouncers.
Btw, Tøfting's stepson was convicted again in 2020 when he got a 4 month suspended sentence for hitting his brother in law.
Imagine being his teammate! And how is he out in just 7 years on such a charge.
Hard man Peter Storey.
Played for Arsenal and was a dirty git!
Didn't change much
He turned to crime when helping local gangsters, the Barry brothers, to counterfeit money by providing finance and storage of the cast die.[83] He was arrested, and whilst on bail set up a brothel called the Calypso Massage Parlour with three women to try and raise enough money to flee to Spain to avoid his trial for conspiracy to produce counterfeit money.[84] He was arrested and pleaded guilty to keeping a brothel on 22 December 1979, and was handed a £700 fine and a six-month suspended sentence.[85] He was also briefly jailed for contempt of court after failing appear at his bankruptcy hearings.[86] In September 1980 the trial for conspiracy to produce counterfeit money came to a conclusion and Storey was sentenced to three years imprisonment.[87] He served his time at Wandsworth and Spring Hill.[71] He was handed a 12-month suspended sentence in April 1982 for stealing two cars he had on hire purchase whilst running his minicab firm.[88]
After a time on unemployment benefits he worked on a market stall in Portobello Road.[73] In 1990, he was jailed for 28 days for attempting to import 20 pornographic videos from Europe which he had hidden in a spare tyre.[
Played for Arsenal and was a dirty git!
Didn't change much
He turned to crime when helping local gangsters, the Barry brothers, to counterfeit money by providing finance and storage of the cast die.[83] He was arrested, and whilst on bail set up a brothel called the Calypso Massage Parlour with three women to try and raise enough money to flee to Spain to avoid his trial for conspiracy to produce counterfeit money.[84] He was arrested and pleaded guilty to keeping a brothel on 22 December 1979, and was handed a £700 fine and a six-month suspended sentence.[85] He was also briefly jailed for contempt of court after failing appear at his bankruptcy hearings.[86] In September 1980 the trial for conspiracy to produce counterfeit money came to a conclusion and Storey was sentenced to three years imprisonment.[87] He served his time at Wandsworth and Spring Hill.[71] He was handed a 12-month suspended sentence in April 1982 for stealing two cars he had on hire purchase whilst running his minicab firm.[88]
After a time on unemployment benefits he worked on a market stall in Portobello Road.[73] In 1990, he was jailed for 28 days for attempting to import 20 pornographic videos from Europe which he had hidden in a spare tyre.[
Man, I miss the days when our national team had Tøfting and Gravesen together in midfield. What a duo.May not count as most of this happened while still a player, but Bolton ikon Stig Tøfting was something else:
In 1999, Tøfting was going home from a night out when a stranger yelled profanity at him. Tøfting reacted by chasing the man into a McDonalds and hitting him. he got a 20 days suspended sentence.
In June 2002, the Danish national team was having a farewell dinner with the head chef Per Tøstesen at jetset cafe Cafe Victor in Copenhagen. Tøfting got into a disagreement with the restaurant manager over the music and head butted him. Outside of the restaurant, he also sent the kitchen manager to the hospital with a fist to the head. He ended up spending four months in jail as a result.
In 2004, he was again reported after a traffic dispute where he pushed a guy to the ground for flipping him off.
Five months later, he was fired from his club, AGF, after a party between the players. Tøfting and teammate Søren Pedersen had a friendly wrestling match but when Tøfting realized his shirt had been torn, he went crazy and had to be held back by several other teammates.
In 2013, Tøfting and stepson Nick were both arrested after a night out where the son had gotten into a dispute with some bouncers.
Btw, Tøfting's stepson was convicted again in 2020 when he got a 4 month suspended sentence for hitting his brother in law.
[Irrelevant point]. Scum.
Nile Ranger
Always felt he should have been working in Egypt, don't know why
sometimes I think he was in denial about being a footballer.
Neil Shipperley
Indeed. I think there were a few matches where we played a midfield triangle of those two and Brian Steen Nielsen, who later on also faced criminal charges for head butting a teammate
Footballers are way too polished these days.
Angel Di Maria
Snake
Snake
Great guitarist
The 20th century was really something. Most bizarre period of human history.
Marlon King springs to mind, despite having a successful career as a football player he seemed to have a sideline as a petty thug.
While on loan to Hull City, King was alleged to have headbutted teammate Dean Windass in a casino in Scarborough. Hull City stated that the matter had been dealt with internally, and both players remained with the club.[63] Windass later described the incident as a "storm in a teacup".
As of October 2009, King had convictions for 14 offences.[64] He received fines, driving bans, community service sentences, a rehabilitation order and orders to pay compensation on convictions including: theft from a person and from a car, criminal damage, and attempting to obtain property by deception; fraudulent use of vehicle licence document, driving without insurance, speeding, drink driving; a wounding incident while playing amateur football, and two cases involving assault of young women rejecting his advances in the Soho area of London.
Three cases led to imprisonment. In May 2002 he received an eighteen-month prison sentence for receiving stolen goods, in relation to a BMW convertible that he was found driving, but was found not guilty of a charge of assaulting a police officer in a related case. His solicitor commented that "His reputation will be tarnished forever, whatever success he achieves, he'll always be referred to in a Tyson-esque way as someone who has had a criminal past and that is a considerable penalty."[65][66] Gillingham continued to pay his salary while he was in jail, and supported in his appeal, which resulted in the sentence being reduced to nine months, with King being released on licence after five months, returning to the Gillingham team within two days of his release.[67]
In December 2008, again in the Soho area, King was arrested on suspicion of punching a 20-year-old female university student in the face, causing a broken nose and split lip for which she was treated in hospital. He was later convicted of sexual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and sentenced to 18 months in prison and placed on the Sex Offender Register for seven years.[68] Wigan Athletic immediately initiated the cancellation of his contract.[20] King's agent, Tony Finnigan, said he was confident that his client would find a club on his release,[69] and accused the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) of failing to offer support. Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the PFA, said that the PFA did not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-footballing matters. It would support members with anger management or other issues if approached but no approach had been made by King.[17] After his release, King made an appeal against the conviction which was unsuccessful.[70]
King was arrested and bailed once more in April 2013 after a car crash which left one man seriously injured,[71] and in July of the same year, he was again arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident which had left a second man injured.[72] King pleaded 'not guilty' to the first incident in November of the same year and had a trial date set for March 2014.[73] On 15 May 2014, King of Torksey, Lincolnshire, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and banned from driving for three years.[2]
Following his release from prison, King moved to Zambia with his family
As of October 2009, King had convictions for 14 offences.[64] He received fines, driving bans, community service sentences, a rehabilitation order and orders to pay compensation on convictions including: theft from a person and from a car, criminal damage, and attempting to obtain property by deception; fraudulent use of vehicle licence document, driving without insurance, speeding, drink driving; a wounding incident while playing amateur football, and two cases involving assault of young women rejecting his advances in the Soho area of London.
Three cases led to imprisonment. In May 2002 he received an eighteen-month prison sentence for receiving stolen goods, in relation to a BMW convertible that he was found driving, but was found not guilty of a charge of assaulting a police officer in a related case. His solicitor commented that "His reputation will be tarnished forever, whatever success he achieves, he'll always be referred to in a Tyson-esque way as someone who has had a criminal past and that is a considerable penalty."[65][66] Gillingham continued to pay his salary while he was in jail, and supported in his appeal, which resulted in the sentence being reduced to nine months, with King being released on licence after five months, returning to the Gillingham team within two days of his release.[67]
In December 2008, again in the Soho area, King was arrested on suspicion of punching a 20-year-old female university student in the face, causing a broken nose and split lip for which she was treated in hospital. He was later convicted of sexual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and sentenced to 18 months in prison and placed on the Sex Offender Register for seven years.[68] Wigan Athletic immediately initiated the cancellation of his contract.[20] King's agent, Tony Finnigan, said he was confident that his client would find a club on his release,[69] and accused the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) of failing to offer support. Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the PFA, said that the PFA did not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-footballing matters. It would support members with anger management or other issues if approached but no approach had been made by King.[17] After his release, King made an appeal against the conviction which was unsuccessful.[70]
King was arrested and bailed once more in April 2013 after a car crash which left one man seriously injured,[71] and in July of the same year, he was again arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident which had left a second man injured.[72] King pleaded 'not guilty' to the first incident in November of the same year and had a trial date set for March 2014.[73] On 15 May 2014, King of Torksey, Lincolnshire, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and banned from driving for three years.[2]
Following his release from prison, King moved to Zambia with his family
Didn't Peter Storey the ex-Arsenal player get into some dodgy stuff?
Platini
Joey Barton
Gavin Grant - cleared of murder in 2005 but then convicted of another murder in 2007. Currently serving life in prison
Gavin Grant - cleared of murder in 2005 but then convicted of another murder in 2007. Currently serving life in prison
I was hoping for more than petty thuggery lads
Murderer posted above
Never heard off him, who did he play for?
Bradford and my local team Wycombe
Craig Thomson for Hearts. Arrested for having a sexual conversation with a 12 year old. Wasn’t sacked by Hearts, instead was sent to their Lithuanian feeder team and another Lithuanian team. Was released after his loan spells.
Bumped around the lower non league Scottish teams whilst also being arrested for being an unlicensed window cleaner. Currently plays for a Scottish league 2 side, Edinburgh City
Bumped around the lower non league Scottish teams whilst also being arrested for being an unlicensed window cleaner. Currently plays for a Scottish league 2 side, Edinburgh City
Just read up on him, sounds like rival gang stuff, tit for tat drive by shootings. Such a stupid waste of life