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Everton star raided at knifepoint | Everton star raided at knifepoint |
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Everton defender Phil Jagielka was threatened with a knife by thieves who broke into his Cheshire home. | Everton defender Phil Jagielka was threatened with a knife by thieves who broke into his Cheshire home. |
The 27-year-old was watching his team play Hull City on television in the Carling Cup when three men stormed into the house in Knutsford. | The 27-year-old was watching his team play Hull City on television in the Carling Cup when three men stormed into the house in Knutsford. |
He was forced to hand over jewellery and the keys to his Range Rover car after being threatened with a knife. | He was forced to hand over jewellery and the keys to his Range Rover car after being threatened with a knife. |
Police said nobody was hurt. Jagielka is the 11th Merseyside footballer to be burgled in recent years. | |
Cheshire Police said: "Nobody was hurt during the incident and the car was found abandoned a short distance away." | Cheshire Police said: "Nobody was hurt during the incident and the car was found abandoned a short distance away." |
The England international's two young children are understood to have been at home at the time of the raid although his wife was out. | |
Previous raids | |
A spokesman for the club told BBC News: "Phil was shaken by the incident. | A spokesman for the club told BBC News: "Phil was shaken by the incident. |
"This is perfectly understandable because he is a husband and father first and a footballer second. | "This is perfectly understandable because he is a husband and father first and a footballer second. |
"Phil is helping police with their inquiries." | "Phil is helping police with their inquiries." |
A police spokesman added: "The homeowner was threatened with a knife and forced to hand over jewellery and the keys to his Range Rover car." | A police spokesman added: "The homeowner was threatened with a knife and forced to hand over jewellery and the keys to his Range Rover car." |
In May, burglars broke into the Woolton home of Jagielka's Everton teammate Steven Piennar. | |
Other victims have included Liverpool players Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt, Pepe Reina and Lucas Leiva. | |
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