Scared of cats, this former Chelsea footballer missed training
London: Former Chelsea and Birmingham City striker Mikael Forssell almost missed training on Tuesday and that was because of a cat.
Forssell, who now pursues his trade in Germany's second tier with VFL Bochum these days, was unable to get into his car as cats were camped by his door.
The Mirror reported that the former Finland international is allergic to the felines and posted on Twitter,
Im allergic to cats...I need to leave 2 training...semi-scary...been there now 4 about 20mins rubbing against rubber pic.twitter.com/5U2MfF3379
— Mikael Forssell (@MikaelForssell) November 18, 2014
Forsell spent a decade in English football between 1998-2008 spending time with Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Birmingham, scoring over 50 league goals but suffering with a number of injuries.
After a three-year stint with Bundesliga side Hannover, he returned in 2011-12 for 15 scoreless appearances with Leeds United, the report added.