Emerson Royal has revealed how he feared for his life after finding himself at the centre of a gunfight and attempted armed robbery in Brazil on Thursday night.
The 23-year-old left a nightclub in his home city of Sao Paulo at around 3am while on holiday in his native country and was with family and friends when a man pointed a gun at him and demanded his belongings.
At the time, the Tottenham star was taking photos with an off-duty police officer, who subsequently followed the armed man before drawing his gun and opening fire on the thief.