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| Man admits to trying to rob Arsenal stars Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac | Man admits to trying to rob Arsenal stars Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac |
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| A second man has admitted trying to rob Arsenal footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac in a moped ambush. | A second man has admitted trying to rob Arsenal footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac in a moped ambush. |
| Jordan Northover, 26, pleaded guilty at Harrow Crown Court to attempting to steal watches from the pair in Hampstead, north-west London. | Jordan Northover, 26, pleaded guilty at Harrow Crown Court to attempting to steal watches from the pair in Hampstead, north-west London. |
| His co-accused Ashley Smith, 30, of Archway in North London, admitted his role in the crime in October. | His co-accused Ashley Smith, 30, of Archway in North London, admitted his role in the crime in October. |
| CCTV footage showed Bosnian defender Kolasinac chasing off the two masked attackers on 25 July. | CCTV footage showed Bosnian defender Kolasinac chasing off the two masked attackers on 25 July. |
| In the video that circulated on social media, 26-year-old Kolasinac is seen fighting off two men who are wielding knives. | |
| He can be seen jumping out of a vehicle to confront the masked men who had pulled alongside the car on mopeds. | He can be seen jumping out of a vehicle to confront the masked men who had pulled alongside the car on mopeds. |
| World Cup winner Özil can also be seen in his black Mercedes G class jeep before he reportedly took refuge in a Turkish restaurant. | World Cup winner Özil can also be seen in his black Mercedes G class jeep before he reportedly took refuge in a Turkish restaurant. |
| New CCTV footage released by police shows full-back Kolasinac being prodded with a pointed weapon by one of the men. | |
| The Met Police said a key breakthrough came when a moped without number plates was spotted by a member of the public in a cul-de-sac in Borehamwood, south Hertfordshire. | |
| Inquiries revealed it was the same bike used in the raid, the force said. | |
| CCTV from a local pub showed Northover and Smith visiting a short time after the offence, with their clothes and a motorcycle helmet found on grassland near the bar. | |
| Ch Insp Jim Corbett said the men "attempted this brazen robbery after travelling around streets nearby, looking for people to rob". | |
| "Northover didn't hesitate to draw a weapon when making demands, but he didn't bargain on being challenged and the pair went away empty-handed," he said. | |
| Kolasinac and Germany midfielder Özil were left out of the Arsenal side ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign after the incident. | Kolasinac and Germany midfielder Özil were left out of the Arsenal side ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign after the incident. |
| Özil told the Athletic sports site he was scared for his wife Amine as the attackers pursued his car. | |
| "Sead's reaction was really, really brave because he attacked one of the attackers," he said. | "Sead's reaction was really, really brave because he attacked one of the attackers," he said. |
| "I tried to move the car, block them, escape, but each time they would be there. My wife was extremely scared." | "I tried to move the car, block them, escape, but each time they would be there. My wife was extremely scared." |
| Smith will be sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Friday, and Northover will be sentenced at a later date. |