10 footballers who were involved in car accidents

Footballers and fast cars go hand in hand. It has somewhat become a trend for them that see them purchase the most expensive cars after gaining success as a professional player. And with the weekly wages that clubs provide them with, who can blame them? But, not everyone is smooth when it comes to taking charge of the wheels.With them protected under the club’s insurance, you would think they would want to be more protected of their health. From Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to the ever controversial Mario Balotelli, take a look at these ten footballers who ended up crashing their cars:

#1 Jermaine Pennant

Jermaine Pennant was a Liverpool player (which was frankly the best time of his playing career) when he was jailed for three months after he crashed his top of the range Mercedes into a lamppost while more than twice the legal limit, then drove off with the post dragging underneath the car.

Pennant, then 22, was arrested from the parking area of a leisure complex and the officers had reported that he was driving under the influence of alcohol. He even tried to hide his identity and introduced himself as Ashley Cole – his England teammate and former Chelsea defender.

Since then, the winger, who was tipped to be one of the nation’s finest footballers, saw his career go downhill from that point.