The life of Thomas Gravesen is fascinating.
As a footballer, the Dane was a tough-tackling midfielder and his £2.5 million move from Everton in Real Madrid shocked the football world.
It’s still one of the strangest transfers in football history. The Dane lasted a season and a half at the club, racking up 49 appearances before returning to the UK with Celtic and then a loan spell back at Everton.
While his career on the pitch was fairly enigmatic, it’s perhaps after his retirement that Gravesen has become a cult figure.
Some of the stories that have emerged from players who have played with him are just fantastic.
In fact, there’s a 20-minute video of former teammates telling hilarious anecdotes about Gravesen on Simon Ferry’s ‘Open Goal.’ Reports vary but, nowadays, many suggest that Gravesen is worth £100 million . He won that fortune playing poker – although there are also reports suggesting he lost £54 million in a single night .
He lives in a glamorous gated community in Las Vegas, where he calls the likes of Andre Agassi and Nicolas Cage neighbours.
In his biography, he’s described as ‘a grenade with the pin pulled out’. And after the Daily Mail revealed five of the craziest Gravesen stories, it’s hard to disagree.
Quiz: Can you name the footballer based on their Wikipedia page? Who moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000? Knocking out one of Ronaldo’s teeth and fighting Robinho It’s probably not a great idea to fight with a club legend after arriving at Real Madrid but that’s what Gravesen did.The clash with Ronaldo was believed to be innocent as he attempted to give him a great big bear hugs before throwing him around a little. However, it resulted in the legendary Brazilian losing his tooth.But the fight with Robinho was far more serious.Cameras caught Gravesen and Robinho going at it each other with the midfielder later saying: “I made a couple of strong tackles on him but didn’t leave him with any bruises”, Gravesen said. “He retaliated by hitting me and giving me a couple of kicks, so I went for him.”It […]
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