Tottenham defender Emerson Royal escapes injury after gunfight during attempted mugging
Tottenham defender Emerson Royal escaped injury during an attempted armed robbery in Sao Paulo and thanked an off-duty police officer who he said «risked his own life» by intervening. Royal was targeted by a thief who drew a gun and demanded his belongings during an incident outsight a nightclub in his native Brazil. Ad/> Police said the officer pursued the assailant and exchanged fire with him, while the footballer escaped unharmed.


