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A taxi driver has told how Arsenal star Jack Wilshere spat at him and hurled abuse – because the cabbie had a Spurs hat on.
Brian Spencer, 61, says the £50,000-a-week England midfielder launched into a foul-mouthed rant after seeing the driver was a fan of his team’s North London rivals.
Wilshere, 19 – tipped by England boss Fabio Capello this weekend as a future captain of the national side – was on a boozy night out with three pals in London’s West End when he saw Brian standing by his cab outside Sophisticats lapdancing bar shortly after midnight.
Grandfather Brian said: “I had no idea who he was. He pointed to my cab and said, ‘You’re f***ing taking us’. When I told him he was too drunk he got even more aggressive.”
Brian of Gants Hill, North East London, got into his cab but Wilshere lurched towards the open window and spat, hitting the window.
As Brian got out again Wilshere put his fists up ready for a fight. Brian said: “He was looking at my Spurs hat and there was real hate in his eyes. Fortunately his friends pulled him away before it got really violent.”
After the bust-up, a bouncer at Sophisticats told him Wilshere’s identity. The player from Hitchin, Herts, accepted a police caution after Brian reported him.
The taxi driver said: “Wilshere’s behaviour is the worst I’ve ever seen in my 38 years as a cabbie. No one deserves to be spat at because of the team they support.”
Last night a family spokesman said: “Jack is only 19 and adjusting to life in the spotlight. He realises his behaviour was wrong and he is full of remorse”.
Arsenal added: “Jack apologises for his actions and understands his behaviour was unacceptable. We take this matter seriously and it has been dealt with internally.”
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Brian Spencer, 61, says the £50,000-a-week England midfielder launched into a foul-mouthed rant after seeing the driver was a fan of his team’s North London rivals.
Wilshere, 19 – tipped by England boss Fabio Capello this weekend as a future captain of the national side – was on a boozy night out with three pals in London’s West End when he saw Brian standing by his cab outside Sophisticats lapdancing bar shortly after midnight.
Grandfather Brian said: “I had no idea who he was. He pointed to my cab and said, ‘You’re f***ing taking us’. When I told him he was too drunk he got even more aggressive.”
Brian of Gants Hill, North East London, got into his cab but Wilshere lurched towards the open window and spat, hitting the window.
As Brian got out again Wilshere put his fists up ready for a fight. Brian said: “He was looking at my Spurs hat and there was real hate in his eyes. Fortunately his friends pulled him away before it got really violent.”
After the bust-up, a bouncer at Sophisticats told him Wilshere’s identity. The player from Hitchin, Herts, accepted a police caution after Brian reported him.
The taxi driver said: “Wilshere’s behaviour is the worst I’ve ever seen in my 38 years as a cabbie. No one deserves to be spat at because of the team they support.”
Last night a family spokesman said: “Jack is only 19 and adjusting to life in the spotlight. He realises his behaviour was wrong and he is full of remorse”.
Arsenal added: “Jack apologises for his actions and understands his behaviour was unacceptable. We take this matter seriously and it has been dealt with internally.”
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