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The vilest footballer in Britain
The Sun ^ | Dec 2 2012 | RYAN PARRY

Posted on 12/02/2012 5:13:01 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

IT’S a photo that will enrage hard-working football fans across Britain.

West Brom defender Liam Ridgewell, 28, squats over a toilet and wipes his backside with a wad of £20 notes.

Scattered on the floor in front of him are dozens more £20 notes, totalling almost £1,000.

The Premier League star, who earns at least £20,000 a week, is apparently using the cash instead of toilet roll.

He claims the sick stunt was simply a “joke” to wind up a friend — but it will infuriate more than just his pal.

Ridgewell’s weekly wage is equivalent to the average annual salary in the West Midlands — one of the most deprived areas in the country.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: europeanfootball; liamridgewell; soccer
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To: KrisKrinkle

Laundering? LOL


21 posted on 12/02/2012 8:51:13 AM PST by melsec (Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong....)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
This guy and incident is pathetic but the epidemic of flopping in soccer (both here and abroad) is still it's biggest enemy.
22 posted on 12/02/2012 9:25:34 AM PST by bramps (Sarah Palin got more votes in 2008 than Romney did in 2012)
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