The Arsenal star has been fined a tidy sum. All because of his dog

We are used to footballers hitting the media headlines for non-football matters. Usually it's car incidents or drunken antics. But Arsenal player Reiss Nelson has become a news hero through no fault of his own.

The fault lies with Reiss's dog - a cane-Corso or Italian mastiff named Tiago - which bit the footballer's personal physiotherapist, Said Motaali. The dog attacked Motaali when Nelson was taking selfies with the dog.

Motaali claims he has been left with numbness in his arm, constant pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

According to the Standard, the Arsenal winger took the blame and the court sentenced Nelson to a monetary punishment: a £3,000 fine and ordered him to pay £1,630 in costs and a £1,200 victim surcharge.