Manuel Pellegrini

and his wife were mugged at gunpoint in Chile at the weekend. The new West Ham manager was arriving at a restaurant in Santiago on Saturday evening when the incident took place, and it is thought that the criminals stole his wife’s handbag before speeding off in a stolen Porsche. nobody was hurt and Pellegrini praised the Carabineros (Chile’s police force), writing on Twitter: ‘Thank you to @Carabdechile for your courageous reaction. i appreciate the support of the people.’