Complex sentence: During his playing career, he has been linked with a series of scandals.I n 2004 he was involved in an altercation in South Africa, in which the complaintant was secretly paid $15,000 to drop assult charges.
Split into simpler sentences: During his playing career, he has been linked with a series of scandals. In 2004 he was involved in an altercation in South Africa, in which the complaintant was secretly paid $15,000 to drop assult charges.