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Premier League - Ameobi in messy 'burglary'
Eurosport - Tue, 06 Jan 11:59:00 2009

Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi called the police to report a burglary at his home before realising it was just very messy.

The 27-year-old thought thieves had broken in to his £500,000 house in the city's Jesmond district.

He phoned police and detailed several items that were missing. A police source told the Daily Mirror: "We were told thieves had taken a number of things, the most important one being the chequebook.

"Given what soccer stars earn, that was obviously a matter of great concern."

However, Ameobi subsequently admitted his mistake and found the 'stolen' items amid household clutter.

"We got a call back saying nothing was missing after all," said the source. "Perhaps he had had a party and the place just looked as if it had been burgled."

A police spokesman confirmed: "We received a report of a theft from a house in Jesmond but it appears to have been a genuine misunderstanding."

Ameobi, who has been a Newcastle player since 2000, has scored three goals in 14 Premier League games this season.

Alex Chick / Eurosport

[Archie's penalty]

AMAZING story! LOL!

[chilipepper91]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06012009/ ... glary.html the link

[bishbosh92]

haha what an idiot.

made me laugh

[Huntley & Palmer]

It's what Carl Cort would have wanted

[Smoking Kills Dancing Doe]

Do the Ameobi and turn around!!

[Royalee]

That is brilliant.

[old woman]

Not as funny as the reaction to the news that he's signed a new 3 year contract!!!!!!

[Geekins]

What's even funnier about that story is that he's scored 3 goals in 14 PL games!