Editing Jay Bothroyd (section)

===Perugia===
Bothroyd's form for Coventry brought interest from [[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], and he transferred to the [[Serie A]] club when his Coventry contract expired in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bothroyd signs for Perugia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3058401.stm |publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 July 2003}}</ref>

Bothroyd was a mainstay for Perugia during their 2003–04 season, competing in the majority of their league matches, but he was unsettled in Italy.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} He joined [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in August 2004 on loan from Perugia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blackburn bring in Bothroyd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3616332.stm |publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2004}}</ref> After getting sent off against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] for violent conduct, after kicking opposing midfielder [[Mattias Jonson]], he was unable to cement a place in the first team and returned to Perugia at the end of the season.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} He did manage to score once in the league for Blackburn, during a 2–2 draw with Liverpool in October 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3947393.stm |title=Blackburn 2–2 Liverpool |publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 October 2004 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> In 2008, Bothroyd held an interview with the ''[[South Wales Echo]]'' where he revealed that he, along with other teammates, was the subject of regular racist abuse while playing in Italy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/bothroyd-talks-racism-agony-2140097 |title=Bothroyd talks of racism agony |newspaper=South Wales Echo |location=Cardiff |date=3 December 2013}}</ref>

During his time at Perugia, he befriended then-Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]]'s third son, [[Al-Saadi Gaddafi]]. In October 2011, shortly after the dictator's death, he spoke to ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' about his experiences as Al-Saadi's friend.<ref name = BothroydGaddafi>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/duncanwhite/8855320/Jay-Bothroyd-puts-good-times-with-playboy-Saadi-Gaddafi-son-of-dead-Libya-tyrant-Colonel-Gaddafi-behind-him.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030130315/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/duncanwhite/8855320/Jay-Bothroyd-puts-good-times-with-playboy-Saadi-Gaddafi-son-of-dead-Libya-tyrant-Colonel-Gaddafi-behind-him.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 October 2011 | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London | first=Duncan| last=White | title=Jay Bothroyd puts good times with playboy Saadi Gaddafi, son of dead Libya tyrant Colonel Gaddafi, behind him | date=29 October 2011 |access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>