West Ham United striker Andy Carroll was today threatened at gunpoint on his way home from training, the Daily Mail reports. Carroll, 27, was driving home alone to Essex in his £100,000 Mercedes G-Wagon when he was confronted at a junction by two motorcyclists, one brandishing a gun. They threatened Carroll, teammate of All Whites defender Winston Reid, and demanded he pull over but the West Ham striker, fearing for his life, sped off in a bid to escape. On reaching the training ground he left his top-of-the-range SUV vehicle and ran to reception seeking help. Carroll is injured and has not played in the Premier League since the opening day of the season.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 02, 2016 22:43 UTC