In the pantheon of Premier League madmen, Craig Bellamy ranks up with the best.
From assaulting coaches to abusing club legends, he was an absolute nutter.
But none of Craig’s feats compare to the revenge he took on John Arne Riise for missing Liverpool's Christmas party....
From assaulting coaches to abusing club legends, he was an absolute nutter.
But none of Craig’s feats compare to the revenge he took on John Arne Riise for missing Liverpool's Christmas party....
As early as his Newcastle days, Craig made his name as a maniac.
He once lobbed a chair at assistant manager John Carver when the coach confronted him over a parking space.
On another occasion, Craig turned his rage on Alan Shearer, sending him a string of abusive texts:
He once lobbed a chair at assistant manager John Carver when the coach confronted him over a parking space.
On another occasion, Craig turned his rage on Alan Shearer, sending him a string of abusive texts:
“Your legs have gone, you're too old and too slow. You couldn't even kiss my arse” he told the Newcastle legend.
He doubled down with a foul-mouthed voicemail tirade, branding Shearer “a fucking goody two shoes”.
Then there's his clash with Liverpool teammate John Arne Riise...
He doubled down with a foul-mouthed voicemail tirade, branding Shearer “a fucking goody two shoes”.
Then there's his clash with Liverpool teammate John Arne Riise...
Before a Champions’ League tie against Barcelona, it emerged Riise had faked a trip to Norway to skip Liverpool's Christmas party.
As punishment, the redhead defender had to sing a song to the team.
But when the uptight Norwegian refused to sing, Bellamy was fuming.
As punishment, the redhead defender had to sing a song to the team.
But when the uptight Norwegian refused to sing, Bellamy was fuming.
“I was like ‘you've got to sing”, Bellamy recalled.
“But he was refusing so in my head was like ‘I've had enough of you, no you're singing’.
“He came back at me like ‘no I ain't singing, now fucking mind your own business’."
“But he was refusing so in my head was like ‘I've had enough of you, no you're singing’.
“He came back at me like ‘no I ain't singing, now fucking mind your own business’."
According to Bellamy, Riise had also been caught cheating on the golf course that morning, and as night fell, Craig decided to pay his teammate a visit.
"I got my golf club, and went to his room”, Bellamy later explained.
“The door was on the latch, so I rolled in and he's in bed. I smacked him across the legs and said ‘you ever speak to me like that in front of anyone, I will put this round your head’.”
“The door was on the latch, so I rolled in and he's in bed. I smacked him across the legs and said ‘you ever speak to me like that in front of anyone, I will put this round your head’.”
Bellamy was stumped with a £50,000 fine for assaulting his teammate, but the Welshman had the last laugh against Barca.
After going a goal down early on, Bellamy equalised, performing his now iconic celebration, swinging an imaginary golf club.
After an edgy game, the Welsh striker teed up none other than John Arne Riise for a 74th minute winner, sending Liverpool through on away goals.
After an edgy game, the Welsh striker teed up none other than John Arne Riise for a 74th minute winner, sending Liverpool through on away goals.
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