10 Crazy Reasons Footballers Were SACKED By Their Club
9. Dennis Wise - Breaking The Nose And Jaw Of A Teammate After Losing A Card Game
Here's a life lesson.
It's probably wise not to p*ss off anyone who used to play in a team known as 'The Crazy Gang'.
If you need an example of why this wasn't (and probably still isn't) a good idea, then look no further than Dennis Wise's period at Leicester City.
Wise was involved in a card game during the club's 2002 pre-season tour of Finland which eventually escalated, to put it lightly. Things then went past the point of no return when Wise decided to thump teammate Callum Davidson in the face, breaking his jaw and nose in the process.
This eventually resulted in Wise being kicked out of the club due to 'serious misconduct', but that wasn't the last we'd hear of the situation.
Wise decided to appeal his sacking and he finally won in 2004. However, by that time the company in charge of the club had gone into administration.
Scuffles happen between teammates all the time, so Wise was probably right to feel frustrated by this abrupt decision. That being said, most colleagues don't break each other's jaws when they don't see eye-to-eye, so you could say Leicester had a fair enough reason to get rid.