Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterAccording to John Arne Riise, John Carew is a scarier man than Craig Bellamy but it was the latter who came closest to doing the Liverpool legend lasting damage.Throughout his Premier League and international career, Riise was in the headlines for more than just his sledgehammer of a left foot and his still-standing record of 110 appearances for the Norwegian national team.There was the time he sent the same flirty text message to 15 different women just hours after lifting the Champions League trophy, earning him the nickname SMS King in the Norwegian press.'If I didnt jump out of bed and protect my shins, I would have been done' Riise recalls his violent confrontation with a golf-club wielding BellamyAnd on other occasions, Riise was also embroiled in two high-profile bust-ups with teammates.One involved Norways John Carew, while another notorious incident featured Liverpools Craig Bellamy, who attacked his Norwegian team-mate with a golf club after a night of heavy drinking in Portugal. You may like I was next to Graeme Souness when he planted the Galatasaray flag in Fenerbahces pitch and was thinking, Oh boy, this isnt going to go down well Brad Friedel on Souness infamous flag plant 'If I come across Kevin Blackwell, I might end up giving him a right hook. He was a c**k. How on earth one of us didn't actually knock him out is beyond me, given the way he treated us' Lee Hendrie still fuming over Sheffield United experience Exclusive: Nemanja Vidic talks about his iconic battles with Fernando Torres Buy an A1 version of FourFourTwo's World Cup wall chart HERE!Large A1 Football Wall Chart with Space for Scores and Predictions: Designed for easy viewing and interaction with room to write results and build predictionsView DealWere laughing, it sounds stupid, and people think Im kidding when I say it, but he went for my shins, Riise tells FFT, on behalf of Campobet. He basically wanted to end my career, and he was drunk and all over the place mentally.It happened to me and Im laughing about it, so its OK, but at the time I was scared that if I didnt jump out of bed and protect my shins, I would have been done, he says.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Riise remembers his physical altercation with 6ft 5in John Carew, for which the striker was sent home from the Norway team camp, as a less worrisome affair.The thing with Carew only happened very quickly, Riise recalls. It shouldnt have happened obviously, but we talked about it the same day and weve been great friends since, he said.But if I met those two one against one, Id be more scared of Carew than of Bellamy.TOPICSJohn RiiseCraig BellamyJohn CarewLiverpoolTom Gennoy
