Freddie's Diary

Freddie Ljungberg is being sued for £1.5 million by a car crash victim.

Singer and dancer Rhita Benabdes, who was a passenger in a G-reg Rover 214 driven by her ex-husband, claims she was left crippled and unable to work after the Arsenal ace hit their motor 19 months ago.

She alleges in a High Court writ: “Ljungberg was negligent in that he drove too fast, failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to pass the Rover safely, failed to leave a safe gap and failed to react appropriately.”

The £45,000-a-week midfielder was driving home from training in his £50,000 BMW M3 when the crash happened on the A41 in North London.