Jermaine Pennant needed 50-plus stitches after dog attack
Jermaine Pennant said he needed more than 50 stitches after being mauled by a German Shepherd while walking his own dogs in north London. The 43-year-old former winger had four bite wounds on his right leg, and his dog King, who intervened, came away with only a small nip.

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Jermaine Pennant disse que precisou de mais de 50 pontos depois de ser atacado por um cão enquanto passeava no norte de Londres na semana passada.
O ex-ponta de 43 anos do Liverpool e do Stoke City estava com os dois cães dele quando um pastor-alemão o atacou. Segundo o próprio relato, o animal se agarrou à perna dele e não soltou enquanto ele tentava proteger seu cão, King.
King então entrou na briga para expulsar o atacante, o que, na visão de Pennant, evitou “algo que poderia ter sido uma situação horrível”. Ele descreveu estar no chão com o cão ainda segurando antes de o próprio cão intervir, e disse que King saiu apenas com uma mordida pequena, mas coberto de sangue que não era dele.
Em uma publicação no Instagram, o ex-internacional inglês disse que quatro feridas de mordida na perna direita exigiram mais de 50 pontos e tratamento hospitalar, acrescentando que King não se machucou. Ele não deu detalhes sobre o pastor-alemão e disse que optou por não registrar o caso na polícia.
A foto que ele publicou mostra a perna enfaixada ao lado de King em um sofá. “Meu herói ainda me protegendo e tentando cuidar de mim”, escreveu, agradecendo à companheira Mimmi Montgomery por cuidar dos dois.
Desde que pendurou as chuteiras em 2018, após uma carreira de 19 anos que rendeu 231 jogos na Premier League, Pennant trabalha como comentarista na Talksport.
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