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Pro soccer player Joe Willock wrecks Mercedes SUV on way to practice
By Gary Gastelu
Published December 02, 2020
Arsenal soccer star Joe Willock may need to work on his footwork behind the wheel.
The 21-year-old midfielder was caught on camera taking a curve too fast in his Mercedes-Benz G-Class and hitting a guardrail.
The 5,500-pound SUV lost a rear wheel, swerved across the road and spun to a stop facing the wrong direction.
Willock told a witness that he was on his way to practice for the London-based team and was uninjured in the Saturday, Nov. 21st incident, according to SWNS.
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The witness told him, "you went around the corner a bit fast, like," to which Willock allegedly replied, "I know, I'm an idiot."
SWNS
Willock plays midfielder for Arsenal and the English U21 international side. According to WTFootball.com, his current contract with the Premier League team pays him $725,000 annually.
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