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Well coach, we were out for a little karaoke, one thing led to another, and Bellamy went after Riise’s knees with a nine-iron.

Man, what a story we have here. What the hell were these Scousers drinking? Bear in mind that no one from Liverpool is on the record yet, but this the anonymous “inside source’s” story:

“There had been a lot of drinking and everyone was enjoying themselves. But it all went wrong when Craig tried to drag John up for a song. There was a karaoke competition going on, but John’s a quiet one off the pitch and wasn’t having it at all.

“It started off as a bit of a lark with some of the other lads having a go but then it got completely out of hand. John went ballistic because Craig wouldn’t take no for an answer. He was screaming at Craig to leave him alone, saying he wouldn’t do it and yelling insults.

“Everyone was completely stunned by it because they were really having a go, standing there toe to toe swearing at each other. There were about 20 players in the bar including all the senior guys, like Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch and Dirk Kuyt.

“They were warned to keep a lid on it and it appeared to calm down.

“It was really late, about 2am, and the players eventually started drifting off to bed. But Craig, who was sharing with Steve Finnan, was so wound up he couldn’t sleep.

“He suddenly grabbed a golf club and went looking for John. And when he found him he waded in, hacking at his legs with the club.

“All hell was let loose and John suffered a lot of bruising. Craig was out of control and shouting that John had belittled him in front of the lads.”

Why would this happen? Hey, maybe Riise sent Bellamy the same text message he sent out to all of those Norwegian celeb babes a couple of years ago: “Good evening… After a lot of calling to all kinds of contacts, I finally got your number. I have always thought you are very charming, cute, sexy, fantastic aura, and last but not least, you seem exciting and challenging;) hope we can get in touch, and I will of course invite you on a romantic dinner for two;) kiss from John Arne Riise xxx”.

Also, of note this report (scroll down): “The People and the Mail on Sunday report that a number of other Liverpool players were involved in a separate ‘boozy row’ … ‘And among those who could face disciplinary action for the fracas in Portugal are Robbie Fowler, Jermaine Pennant and Jerzy Dudek,’ states the latter publication … Reports in Portugal claim that at least one Pool player was handcuffed for ‘attempting to headbutt a policeman’.”

UPDATE: Rafa Benitez’s official statement has been released.

Thanks redarmy. Photo credit to peasepud.com.