Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier was caught attacking a police officer. The Ivorian international elbowed his victim after he was pulled over on the side of the road outside a nightclub last year and asked to take a breath test.
Unsurprisingly, the 24-year-old was given a two-month suspended prison sentence but the defender won’t go to prison but was fined £521 in damages. Following Sergio Aurie’s latest stupidity we’ve decided to bring you other stupid things footballers have done on and off the pitch? Here’re 8 most of them.Sergio Aurie’s stupidity has triggered us to bring you other stupid things footballers have done on and off the pitch? Here’re 8 most of them.
1. Serge Aurier – Paris Saint-Germain
At No.1 it has to be Serge Aurier himself, The former Lens and Toulouse defender was suspended earlier this year after making derogatory comments about the then PSG coach Laurent Blanc and his teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Angel Di Maria.Last year, Aurier apologised for comments he made about referee Bjorn Kuipers after the stormy Champions League clash with Chelsea. The Ivoirian was banned by UEFA for three games after posting a video on Facebook in which he called the Dutch official a “dirty son of a bitch” in response to the contentious sending off of Ibrahimovic.
2. Mario Balotelli set a house on fire with fireworks.
Balotelli set his own house on fire by notoriously shooting fireworks off in his own home. The then Manchester City forward was also disciplined for throwing darts at members of the youth academy.
3. Joey Barton stubs cigar out in team-mate’s eye
In 2004, Barton stubbed a lit cigar into the eye of reserve Manchester City team player, Jamie Tandy. He was fined six weeks’ wages, approximately £60,000 and was forced to apologise to manager Kevin Keegan. Jamie later went on to sue him and ended up getting £65,000 in damages.In September 2006, He dropped his shorts at Everton fans at Goodison Park. He was fined and warned by FA.
4. Nile Ranger a source of controversy
In 2013, Troubled former Newcastle striker Nile Ranger made a headline when posted the pic of his new tattoo on Instagram…. of his own name on his face.Controversial striker Nile Ranger involved in plenty of controversy on and off the field, including robbery and violence. Ranger also faced a rape charge when at Swindon dating back to his time in Newcastle.
