Liverpool and Arsenal old boy Jermaine Pennant was well-known for his off-field antics – now he spills his most extravagant night on the town with FFT
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Jermaine Pennant, formerly of Liverpool and Arsenal, has told FourFourTwo about the biggest night out of his life.
The ex-winger was famous for his social life – and while we've asked him about the biggest game of his career in the past and what it was like to star for Liverpool against AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League final, we wanted to know what the equivalent was off the pitch.
Infamously, Pennant abandoned a Porsche in Spain and forgot about the car at an airport – when we were asked if are there any other big purchases that we hadn't heard about, the former Liverpool and Arsenal winger laughed, saying, "They're all out there!"
Jermaine Pennant of Liverpool shoots past the outstretched Paolo Maldini of Milan (Image credit: Getty Images)
"When you’re a little bit drunk, you don’t rationalise things – and I tell you, there have been a few trips to Vegas," Pennant said, speaking to FFT on behalf of Casino Gambler.
"One Vegas trip was one night, one table: it ended up being £30,000. I look back and think, ‘That was really worth it!’ That was a great night… and that was definitely my biggest tab."
Pennant was a high-flying Premier League wide-man in his peak, however, capable of changing games. Although he talks about his partying now with a smile on his face, FFT was keen to know what he was most proud of during his football career.
"When I look back," he says, "At my goal against Chelsea at Anfield against Petr Cech… and my performance in the Champions League final when I was there on the pitch with Gerrard, Seedorf, Kaka and Pirlo – my antics kind of overshadow them.
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Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
