Daniel Sturridge’s dog Lucci returned after being stolen from Los Angeles home

Daniel Sturridge’s dog has been returned safe and sound after the footballer’s emotional plea to the dognappers.

The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker had his Los Angeles home broken into, with his beloved dog, Lucci, grabbed from the house.

Sturridge took to social media to rally a storm of publicity for his missing dog, offering a £30,000 reward for whoever returned his beloved companion.

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Lucci is a Pomeranian with Husky markings (Instagram)‘Somebody has broken into the house in LA and took my dog from the house,’ Sturridge said. ‘Somebody please find my dog, I’ll pay anything I’m dead serious, I want my dog back.’.

The 29-year-old even went on American TV to conduct interviews and issue further pleas.

Sturridge was contacted by people who believed they had his dog and was able to confirm his pet’s identity.

The LA Police Department told American media they were not involved in the retrieval of Sturridge’s dog and the people who returned Lucci were not believed to be involved in the original theft.

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It is not clear if Sturridge has paid out a reward. The thieves broke through a glass door in Sturridge’s house and took other items, including some bags, from his house.