August 21, 201015 yr Footballer sex scandal gossip sweeps internet after second England player's super-injunction is revealed By Jack Doyle Last updated at 12:44 PM on 21st August 2010 Add to My Stories Guessing game: The footballer cannot be named, but that has not stopped fans from sharing their views on his identity The identity of the England footballer using an injunction to prevent exposure of a sexual relationship yesterday became the subject of a guessing game on the internet. Football websites and message boards went into meltdown after details of the draconian order were revealed by the Daily Mail. The name of the individual – a father of one in a long-term relationship – cannot be reported but some of those guessing claimed to now who he was, making mockery of the order gagging newspapers from naming him. On Thursday, lawyers for the star, who has played for several leading clubs and earns around £100,000 a week, convinced a judge to order that details of the encounter between him and another woman must remain secret. The injunction, the second granted to an England international in just a week, provoked outrage. Fans flooded comment sites to speculate on whether revelations about the footballers were behind the team’s appalling showing at the World Cup. The row also spread to Westminster where Tory MPJohn Whittingdale, chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee, urged ministers to examine whether human rights laws were being used unfairly to restrict freedom of speech. More... Gagging order for SECOND England star in a week: Top player uses court to halt revelations about his private life The footballer is the fourth sports star this year to take out an injunction to avoid details of his private life becoming public. Golfer Colin Montgomerie (left) recently obtained a super-injunction to prevent the reporting of matters dealing with his private life. In January, a gagging order preventing newspapers from reporting that footballer John Terry had had an affair was lifted Only last week it emerged that golfer Colin Montgomerie had won a super-injunction to stop publication of claims allegedly involving his ex-girlfriend Paula Tagg. It is similar to the order granted to John Terry in January to prevent reporting on his affair with Vanessa Perroncel, one-time girlfriend of his then England football team-mate Wayne Bridge. Super-injunctions are especially controversial because they prevent the media reporting that they even exist. A spokesman for the Newspaper Society said: ‘Prior restraint is one of the strongest ways of controlling and restricting freedom of expression. 'Matters of real public concern can be suppressed.’ Enlarge Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1304891/Footballer-sex-scandal-gossip-sweeps-internet.html#ixzz0xFXchs60
August 21, 201015 yr The lawyers will have to think up Super-Super Injunctions which don't allow the reporting of super injunctions in the press :P http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/19/charlie-brooker-super-injunctions I bet it was Lampard
August 21, 201015 yr I can predict that condem will condemn super-injunctions for Footballers extra-sexy stories to the scrap-heap in the next few years
August 21, 201015 yr It's probably more revelations about Peter Crouch playing away. The footballer in question is said to have played for a few top clubs in England which kind of gives it away. And if anyone says it's Gerrard then it's COMPLETELY wrong. Heard a few months ago about the Steven Gerrard and a 16 year old girl which turned out to be a dirty lie created on a Manchester United forum.
August 21, 201015 yr Author It's probably more revelations about Peter Crouch playing away. I doubt it, as that horse has already well and truly bolted!:P
August 21, 201015 yr I doubt it, as that horse has already well and truly bolted!:P Actually yeah - rule that one out. Apparently he's a father who's played for several top clubs and is an England international. Could be Ferdinand
August 22, 201015 yr Author Actually yeah - rule that one out. Apparently he's a father who's played for several top clubs and is an England international. Could be Ferdinand Wouldn't surprise me in the least.:rolleyes:
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