Brazilian star leaves trail of destruction across Sao Paolo

Inter Milan’s troubled Brazilian Adriano, whom they farmed out on loan to Sao Paolo so that someone else could clean up after him, could find himself shipped back to Milan following 48 hours spent leaning on the self-destruct button.

Adriano’s problems started last Thursday when he was the only player to get off the plane following his team’s return from a Copa Libertadores match in Colombia not wearing Sao Paolo’s official travel uniform, the kind of detail capable of setting the Brazilian public a-twitter. This earnt him a public reprimand from club president Juvencio Juvenal, although officials later claimed he had been given permission to change as he had “been sweating a lot”.

The following day he turned up for training half an hour late, promptly fell out with the fitness coaches and stormed off, although not before stopping to share this thought - “If you take another picture I’ll smash you in the face” - with a photographer.

Early the next day,

Loves drug-riddled footballers, hates clothing

A search for Adriano’s current squeeze Viviane Castro throws up plenty of content that will have your boss reaching for your P45, as the Brazilian model likes to dabble in glamour photography. In fact, the photo above is the only one on record where she’s covering her modesty, and I imagine she’s probably legs akimbo on her passport photo. Like to know more about her? Here’s a ‘biography’ from one of the sites selling racy images of her:

“Viviane Castro wants to spend her time lost in a world of pleasure that only you can share with her. Her smile is the invitation and the passion lurking in her eyes is promise of what is ahead for any man who accepts what Viviane Castro has to offer.”

Lure of the sauce too strong for troubled Inter Milan striker

Inter Milan’s wayward Brazilian striker Adriano, who spent much of last year in a passionate relationship with alcohol, was spotted trying to rekindle the flames of that romance over Christmas. The player, whose name not so long ago supposedly appeared on Sven’s Manchester City wish list, was packed off to Brazil for treatment at the end of last year when

Nothing mentioned about consuming less drink and drugs

Forget knuckling down at training and cutting out the extra-curricular activities – Sao Paulo President Juvenal Juvencio has found the key to solving Adriano’s problems – praying.

Following a less-than-impressive 2007 that culminated in