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Enner Valencia once pretended to be injured to get away from police, the footage is insane

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Published 18:51 20 Nov 2022 GMT

Enner Valencia once pretended to be injured to get away from police, the footage is insane

Ecuador won 3-0 but bizarrely as the game came to a close, Valencia faked an injury.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Throughout history there's plenty of sports stars who have been in trouble with the police, but few have attempted to fein injury like Enner Valencia did in October 2016.

In a story that you'd likely see in 1998 WWF, Enner Valencia pretended to be injured when playing for Ecuador against Chile so he could escape from the Police.

Ecuador won 3-0 but bizarrely as the game came to a close, the former Everton loanee faked an injury so he could steal a march on the onrushing Police officers.

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Reports surfaced online that Valencia was in trouble with the law for not paying $17,000 in child support for his five-year old daughter. Police tried to arrest him but did not follow procedures and he was let off the hook, albeit briefly.

Then came the game against Chile where Valencia fell the ground and was carried off on a stretcher, with an oxygen mask on his face.

In footage below you can see the incident where he was escorted to an ambulance with police in hot pursuit and trying their best to arrest him as he was leaving the premises.

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These are remarkable tactics from Valencia to get away.

Apparently, members Ecuador squad pleaded with officers to allow Valencia to get to the changing room and out of sight from the law enforcement officers.

The Ecuador coaching staff then produced a document to ensure the 26-year old would make his way back to the national team hotel.

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Not long after, Valencia's attorney worked his magic to persuade a judge to pull the plug on the arrest warrant.

At the time Valencia was still playing in the Premier League. He was playing at Everton on loan from West Ham, but his time in England ended soon after.

Image credit: Twitter
Image credit: Twitter

The 33-year-old, who now plays for Turkish side Fenerbahce, scored a first-half brace against Qatar in the opening game of this winter's World Cup.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/@UpshotTowers

Topics: Ecuador, Qatar, Football World Cup

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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