Tottenham defender Emerson Royal has thanked an off-duty police officer after surviving a gun fight outside a Brazil night club in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The 23-year-old left a nightclub in his home city of Sao Paulo at around 3am and was taking photos with an off-duty police officer when an individual pointed a gun at him and demanded his belongings. It is claimed the officer drew his gun and opened fire on the thief.
Twenty nine shots were reportedly fired at the assailant, one of which hit him in the back and meant he had to be taken to a nearby hospital.