Thern: I ran for my life from baseball; bat yobbos.(Sport)

From: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: August 3, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Jonas Thern froze with fear as a horde of thugs wielding baseball bats and clad in black ski masks stormed Napoli's training ground intent on bludgeoning their own players.

It was the price of failure to live up to the glory days of Diego Maradona and as Sweden's skipper sprinted for his life to the dressing-room he knew the true meaning of footballing pressure.

Now Rangers midfielder Jonas faces the heat of his first Premier League season ...

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