The influx of money in modern football is for all to see. And it is having a domino effect; transfer fees are rising, and so are release clauses, players’ salaries, and ticket and merchandise prices. However, as with everything in the world, money brings a lot of attention and negative consequences. For example, the average salary of a Premier League player is above € 3.5 million, while the average wage in England is € 45,000.
And this is the reason football players are now subject to attack by thieves. The episodes are primarily robberies that aim to steal cash, jewellery, watches, and other expensive items. Despite footballers spending massive money on security, thefts have risen. The job is conducted chiefly by professional gangs, the reason so few of them have been caught. However, sometimes it’s just an average street thug trying to mug people.
The list of players who are attacked includes some top players, showing how unsafe they could be in their daily lives. And the attack on Pierre Emerick Aubameyang in Barcelona is the latest example.
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang was the victim of a violent robbery last night, when four men broke into his home, beating him & threatening him & his wife with a firearm. [@el_pais]
Thoughts are with @Auba & his family right now, stay strong. ❤️ #afc pic.twitter.com/sg0OZ8Utje
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) August 29, 2022
Phil Jagielka
The former Everton defender Phil Jagielka was the victim of a robbery at knifepoint in 2009. Jagielka was recovering from a knee injury when thieves entered his house and held him at knifepoint. The defender had to hand over jewellery and the keys to his Land Rover car.
Jagielka’s mugging was one of several such incidents during the period. A month before the incident, Blackburn Rovers player Vince Grella was also held at knifepoint. In fact, 11 Merseyside footballers were victims of robbery in those years.
Frank Lampard
The former Chelsea player and manager Frank Lampard is no stranger to robberies. The English international has been mugged four times, the last happening in December 2019. Frank and his wife Christine, pregnant then, were present at the house.
The couple were physically unharmed. The thieves also targeted the house of late Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and socialite Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. The thieves were caught in Italy and deported back to the United Kingdom, where they were sentenced to…
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