Ex-Premier League footballer Andrea Dossena has been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at London department store Harrods, the BBC has learned.

The Leyton Orient defender, who used to play for Liverpool, was held in Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, on Tuesday, the BBC understands.

The Met Police said a 33-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were arrested and taken to a west London police station. 

They have been bailed until late April.

Dossena scored against Manchester United and Real Madrid while he was at Liverpool.

After joining Liverpool for £7m in July 2008, Dossena scored in the Reds' 4-0 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League in March 2009 and then again in the club's 4-1 away victory at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

The Italian, who won 10 caps, joined Napoli in January 2010 before a spell at Sunderland in 2013-14.

He joined League One Leyton Orient in November last year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32217880

Scouser? Shoplifting?

Never.

Italian?

Apparently, it was his kid son who put a book in his bag without them knowing and it set off the alarms as they left.

Edited April 8, 201510 yr by Tombo

Apparently, it was his kid son who put a book in his bag without them knowing and it set off the alarms as they left.

Kids in push chairs, they're shoplifting machines.

lost count of the times we've found stuff in our kids hands as we've got outside a shop.

always took it back mind.

Mine always used to carry nappies. Awkward to carry they are when yer trying to shove a puschair.

 

What?

Easily done, strange though because it sounds like he got arrested because the officers couldn't confirm his who he was, find that hard to believe. He's obviously got the means to pay, could have been sorted there and then so it must have been Harrods security pushing for him to be nicked, ridiculous. 

 

Those bloody Qataris.

Easily done, strange though because it sounds like he got arrested because the officers couldn't confirm his who he was, find that hard to believe. He's obviously got the means to pay, could have been sorted there and then so it must have been Harrods security pushing for him to be nicked, ridiculous. 

 

​They probably knew exactly who he was and purposely pushed it for some free publicity.