Police officers came into the home of a football player, Legh Griffiths, as a part of an investigation into sports gambling. Former Celtic striker, who also made it into Scotland’s national team, was questioned by police. He was taken to a police station in Glasgow but was released without charge. The striker verified that he was questioned by the police but stated that he is innocent. His home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, or better said his mansion, was a target for early morning raid by police representatives.
Leigh Griffiths Early Career
Griffiths, who is aged 32, plays in the position of a striker. He is best known for his performances in a Celtic shirt. But his professional career started in Livingston, in 2006. He was transferred to Dundee and later signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers after completing a two-week trial at the club. He was regarded as a talented player, and at the age of 22 he made a debut for his national team. His start at Wolves was a slow one since they loaned him out for two years to Hibernian. But he exploded playing for them in the season 2013/2014. He was their leading scorer in the mid-season with 13 goals, which secured him a new transfer to Celtic.
Griffiths in Celtic Shirt
The golden time of his career was the time he spent in Celtic Park. Celtic gambled on this move, as they invested 1.25 million Euros in his transfer. We don’t know what were the odds of his success with the Celts when he signed, but the best one would surely be provided by betting.co.uk. He had 7 really good seasons in the green and white shirt and scored 90 goals in 173 appearances for the club. He won 7 league titles and added 3 Scottish cups and 4 Scottish league cups. His by far best one was the 15/16 season, in which he was crowned top scorer in the league, getting on the scoresheet 31 times. Those stats brought him the following awards: Scottish Premiership Player of the Year, Celtic Player of the Year, and Supporters Association (SFSA) Player of the Year.
Gambling Investigation and Griffiths Arrest
On December the 1st, early in the morning around 7 am, uniformed cops raided Leigh’s home. They spent more than two hours searching the premises for any evidence of wrongdoing. They even looked into the parked cars in front of the footballer’s mansion. Neighbors were shocked by these scenes and the police presence. Everyone was interested, naturally, since football is among Britain’s most popular sports, and everyone knew who Leigh was. Luckily for him, he wasn’t convicted, same as the three other men that are related to this investigation. All suspects were arrested and then released without charges against them.
Conclusion
People from Lanarkshire were shocked on a cold and peaceful December morning when police investigated their neighbor’s house. Since the suspect was ex-Celtic football player Leigh Griffiths, a lot of people got interested in this news. He was released, and we can only wait and see what will happen with the football player who was recently released by the Australian club, Mandurah City.
David Prior
David Prior is the editor of Today News, responsible for the overall editorial strategy. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with over 20 years’ experience, and is also editor of the award-winning hyperlocal news title Altrincham Today. His LinkedIn profile is here.
