"Lord" Bendtner narrowly escapes knife attack in New York

Last week, surveillance footage from a New York street made headlines, showing pedestrians fleeing from a man wielding a knife. It later emerged that among those involved was a well-known figure in the football world.

Details: Media speculated that former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner was among the potential victims. The Danish footballer later confirmed that he was indeed in the footage, along with his friends.

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Quote: “Yes, I can confirm that it’s me in the video. Could I have been attacked? I have no comments on that. But I can confirm it’s me in the footage—such things are hard to avoid. The victim, a former professional footballer, was walking with friends,” The Sun quoted Bendtner.

Reminder: The incident left the another former Danish national team player with facial and ear injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The attacker, 25-year-old Joshua Zinberg, was arrested the following day and charged with attempted murder.