EX-ARSENAL and Liverpool ace Jermaine Pennant has revealed how bullies called him the “Cornflake Kid” at school after his parents abandoned him.
The 40-year-old former Premier League winger has spoken previously about how he lost his career earnings of over £10million – and got in such a mess he even forgot he owned a house.
Pennant also landed himself in trouble throughout his career, including a stint behind bars, and has admitted to binge-drinking and addictions while battling depression.
And after Everton’s Dele Alli bravely opened up about his own harrowing childhood trauma, Pennant has appeared on talkSPORT to discuss his own problematic past.
The ex-Birmingham and Stoke winger revealed how he was abandoned by his parents and called “Cornflake Kid” by bullies at school.