John Arne Riise has opened up about two of the most infamous dressing room confrontations of his career, insisting that while John Carew is the more physically imposing figure, it was Craig Bellamy who genuinely threatened to cut his playing days short.

The former Liverpool defender built a reputation during his Premier League years that extended well beyond his fearsome left foot and his record 110 caps for Norway. Off the pitch, two explosive clashes with teammates kept his name in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

The golf club incident

The more notorious episode involved Bellamy, who attacked Riise with a golf club during a night of heavy drinking on a Liverpool team trip to Portugal. Speaking to FourFourTwo on behalf of Campobet, Riise recalled the moment with a mixture of humour and disbelief.