Bellamy funds academy

[willalbion]

Now I really don't like the man, but he deserves some respect for this.

Bellamy funds childrens academy in Sierra Leone - International Herald Tribune

 

[Munkfish]

i have seen this before on here, the man went from being a prize cu-nt to a hero in a matter of minutes, what a great gesture.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I read about that in the Times a while ago. Article here if you wish to read another take on it. Liverpool refused to insure him

"At the end of last season, he had the whole of June free and decided he wanted to see Sierra Leone. Because of the dangers in a country only starting to recover from more than a decade of civil war, Liverpool, his club at the time, advised him against going and refused to insure him; nevertheless, he went."

Craig Bellamy invests 650,000 to help tackle plight of war-torn country | Football - Times Online

 

[captainmorganrum]

When he was at Liverpool and fined for the golf-club incident with Riise.
He gave his club fine to Wrexham to fund loan signings that kept us in the league that season.*

He gets a bum rap - but he's a decent bloke.

*But we've gone down this year - booo!

 

[keaton]

"Cough"


West Ham striker Craig Bellamy allegedly attacked a charity worker while in Sierra Leone to promote his football foundation.


The Premiership player was in the war-torn African country’s capital, Freetown, to visit the academy he invested £650,000 in.


Mr Bellamy, 28, is said to have flown into a rage after losing money at a casino during an all-day drinking session and lashed out at the charity worker.

A witness said: 'He was playing roulette when something upset him.


'He jumped on a guy and wrestled him to the floor.


The guy was an Englishman in Sierra Leone to raise money for a charity that works with orphaned children.'

Mr Bellamy’s agent has denied the accusations.

The Craig Bellamy Foundation will soon start the construction of a football academy in Freetown.

The footballer signed a five-year contract with West Ham last year.

The father-of-three also plays for Wales at international level.

 

[captainmorganrum]

#double cough#

Sun Online - Discussions - News - Craig Bellamy Assaults aid worker in Sierra Leone
Craig Bellamy Assaults aid worker in Sierra Leone

Bellamy has been acused of assaulting an aid worker in Freetown...this is complete rubbish, I witnessed the whole affair which had little or nothing to do with him. I also spent a day watching him play football on a beach with double amputees, victims of genocide and people living without hope in a level of poverty that you cannot imagine. I live here in Freetown, and tell you he is doing more good with a desperate nation than you can imagine. Whatever his past, give this man a chance to make a difference and get off his back.

 

[Munkfish]

"Cough"


West Ham striker Craig Bellamy allegedly attacked a charity worker while in Sierra Leone to promote his football foundation.


The Premiership player was in the war-torn African country’s capital, Freetown, to visit the academy he invested £650,000 in.


Mr Bellamy, 28, is said to have flown into a rage after losing money at a casino during an all-day drinking session and lashed out at the charity worker.

A witness said: 'He was playing roulette when something upset him.


'He jumped on a guy and wrestled him to the floor.


The guy was an Englishman in Sierra Leone to raise money for a charity that works with orphaned children.'

Mr Bellamy’s agent has denied the accusations.

The Craig Bellamy Foundation will soon start the construction of a football academy in Freetown.

The footballer signed a five-year contract with West Ham last year.

The father-of-three also plays for Wales at international level.

I think the key to that is that its "allegedly".


"allegedly" NSC Is full of wankers, sorry thats fact

 

[REDLAND]

I think the key to that is that its "allegedly".


"allegedly" NSC Is full of wankers, sorry thats fact

allegedly from The Sun as well

definatly didn't happen ..

 

[Race]

you should definately beat a team of double amputees. go one-nil up and then keep kicking it out for throw-ins. job done!!

 

[captainmorganrum]

you should definately beat a team of double amputees. go one-nil up and then keep kicking it out for throw-ins. job done!!

 

[larus]

Just a bit of 'armless fun me old mucker.

 

[Race]

he should have played them at cricket. they could supply the stumps!!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Surely the 'genocide victims' wouldn't have been very mobile?

 

[Race]

Surely the 'ten-a-side victims' wouldn't have been very mobile?

were they a man down?

 

[steward 433]

were they a man down?

You are in wicked form today Race keep it up as actually making me laugh

 

[Brighton Breezy]

If those comments were coming from anyone else they would be getting SLATED as a DISGRACE.

Amputees and victims of genocide are hardly a laughing matter...

 

[Race]

shut up super-tash!!

 

[Brighton Breezy]

shut up super-tash!!

Actually that's quite a good come back!

 

[Race]

relax, its only banter

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Bellamy's not the nicest man in the world, and I doubt he actually means anything by this other than racking up a nice little PR coup for himself.

Yes, the Sun, is known for its lies, but there's rarely smoke without a fire, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if their allegation was (in part, at least) true.

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