Tottenham star Emerson Royal 'almost shot' in terrifying incident after night out

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Tottenham star Emerson Royal has opened up on the harrowing moment he was robbed and almost shot while holidaying back in Brazil.The 23-year-old was caught up in the traumatic incident outside a nightclub in Sao Paolo, where he was approached by armed individual.

Fortunately, an off-duty police officer was nearby and intervened to ensure both men were able to escape unscathed - even though a number of shots were fired.

The armed assailant was taken to a local hospital after a bullet hit him the back.Royal - who racked up 41 appearances for Spurs in his first season in the Premier League - took to social media earlier this week to thank the officer for stepping in - and he has now revealed the measures he took to try and get away from the armed individual.Speaking to SportTV, Royal said: “At that moment, God controlled me in a way… because it felt like nothing was happening.

I approached the bandit, saying ‘calm down, calm down, everyone is calm, I’ll give you what you want’“When I give him what he wants, I approach him, because I’d already seen his evil look.