標題: Rich players being targeted [打印本頁] 作者: coelacanth5 時間: 2007-11-21 12:10 PM 標題: Rich players being targeted
Dirk Kuyt has become the fifth Liverpool player to be burgled in 18 months.
The 27-year-old striker's luxury home was targeted on Thursday while he was away on international duty with Holland.
Liverpool's Dirk KuytThe raid follows a trend of footballers' homes being targeted, often when they are playing matches.
The Merseyside home of Jerzy Dudek, Liverpool's goalkeeper from the 2005 Champions League final penalty shoot-out, was burgled in June 2006.
He was on holiday in Poland when thieves took his Porsche car, jewellery and football memorabilia, including his European Cup medal.
Reds defender Daniel Agger had his Wirral home burgled in September last year, and striker Peter Crouch's house in Alderley Edge was targeted in the same month while he was on England duty.
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Pepe Reina was burgled while he played for Liverpool in last May's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea.
Jewellery, a Bang and Olufsen entertainment system, personal documents and a grey Porsche Cayenne with Spanish number plates were taken.
The Porsche was found burnt out in the West Derby area of Liverpool.
Everton winger Andy Van der Meyde was burgled twice last year, including one raid in which his pedigree puppy was taken.
Wayne Rooney also lost memorabilia, including his BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year trophy, when his parents' Liverpool home was burgled in July 2006.
