contract was reported as having been offered. Subsequently, in September 2010 Ball was reported as training with Blackpool, but again no contract resulted. Leicester City (2011–2012) Ball was on trial with Leicester City in July 2011, travelling on their pre-season tour of Sweden and Austria. He signed a one-year contract on 8 August 2011, after featuring in six pre-season friendlies. Ball made his competitive debut in a 4–1 win over Rotherham in the League Cup first round on 9 August 2011. Ball made three appearances for Leicester, all in the League Cup, and left the club on 24 January 2012 after his contract was terminated, following homophobic messages sent on Twitter to actor Antony Cotton. International career In February 2001, he made his only appearance for England in a friendly against Spain, coming on as a half-time substitute for Chris Powell. Career statistics Honours Rangers Scottish Premier League: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup: 2004–05 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie: 2005–06 References External links 1979 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English footballers England international footballers Association football defenders Everton F.C. players Rangers F.C. players PSV Eindhoven players Manchester City F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Premier League players Scottish Premier League players Eredivisie players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands