10 famous footballers who went to jail
By David Bolarinwa
1.Mason Greenwood
English player Mason Greenwood was detained in January of 2022 on suspicion of sexual violation, physical assault, and murder threats. He was released on bail after three nights of interrogation in a detention cell.
Man-United suspended Greenwood from playing and training due to the pending investigation.
However Greenwood now plays his professional football with Spanish side Getafe
2. Benjamin Mendy
Five women accused Benjamin Mendy of sexual assault in the panic rooms of his isolated Cheshire mansion between 11 October 2020 to August 2021. He was to be jailed at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool but was moved to a top-security prison – HMP Manchester, before Christmas of 2021 for his safety.
The Manchester City player was cleared of six sexual violation cases after five months of trial, and even after being declared innocent, he still bears the shame of being held up for so long. He left Manchester City for France.
3. Ian Wright
Ian played for Crystal Palace for six years and Arsenal for seven years. He is also among the footballers who have been in jail. The television and radio personality usually narrates his prison experience, on air. The former striker had a tough children and was 19 when he was jailed at Chelmsford Prison for two weeks in 1982 for not paying insurance or driving fines for his two cars. Ian Wright admitted that the short prison sentence changed him positively.
4. Marlon King
The former Birmingham and Wigan striker was jailed for 18 months in 2009 for molesting a woman and fracturing her nose. In December 2008, Marlon King, was partying with his pregnant wife in a London club when the event occurred. In 2014, he got a three-year drinking restriction for admitting to reckless driving a second time. The ex-Jamaica international relocated with his family to a 200-acre estate near Lusaka City in Zambia.
5. Lee Hughes
Lee is among the footballers who killed someone. The life of the former West Bromwich Albion striker changed in 2004 when driving his £100,000 Mercedes. He got into an accident that killed a passenger from the other vehicle. Lee Hughes was convicted of murder and fleeing the scene and received a six-year prison sentence and a ten-year driving prohibition. Lee was released from the Featherstone prison institution in 2010.
6. Joey Barton
Barton is among the top seven criminal football players, He made 269 appearances in the Premier League, including 130 for Manchester City. The former player is the manager of League One side Bristol Rovers. Joey Barton gained notoriety for his rage on the field and numerous off-the-field altercations.
During his time as a player, he was convicted of violent offenses twice. One was with a pedestrian in Liverpool, and he was sentenced to 77 days in prison for assault. During his 2008 sentence, Barton got a four-month suspension term after he admitted assaulting and causing bodily harm against his former Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo.
7. Ronaldinho
Barcelona legend Ronaldinho also joins the list of jailed footballers. After visiting Paraguay, Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis found themselves at the center of a fake passports scandal . In 2020, they made a guilty plea that reduced their sentence from five years to five months with a joint fine of $200,000 (£167,000). The brothers were imprisoned in Asuncion, where Ronaldinho spent his 40th birthday.
8. Patrick Kluivert
Former Ajax, Milan, and Barcelona star was among the best players in Dutch history. Patrick Kluivert won many league titles in Spain and Netherlands. In 1996. His jail time surfaced after he got into a car accident at 19, which killed an Ajax fan named Martin Putman. Kluivert was put on community service instead of being jailed for reckless driving.
He is now a coach and sporting director. Patrick was an assistant coach for the Cameroon national football team (2018–2019).
9. Duncan Ferguson
Ferguson is the manager of English Football (EFL), League One club Forest Green Rovers. He was one of the best strikers in Scotland’s history. Duncan Ferguson previously played for Dundee United Rangers and Everton Newcastle United. In 1994, the then-Dundee United player served three months in Barlinnie prison for head butting Raith Rovers defender John McStay and was released after 44 days.
10. George Best
The late George Best was one of Manchester United’s greatest players ever. In 1984, he was jailed for 12 weeks at Ford Open Prison due to drink-driving, assaulting a police officer, and failing to answer bail. George spent Christmas in jail that year.
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