The players who didn’t earn their loyalty bonuses

As anyone who has ever divorced will testify, sometimes it is necessary to call time on a big commitment. Footballers who sign big money contracts are no strangers to this maxim, but some jump ship a little earlier than expected. With this in mind, Spoiler correspondent Ben Baker has compiled a top ten list of the shortest spells in football club history. And guess who tops the list…

Sol Campbell
After a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance at Meadow Lane and a quick team photo, the man whom Spurs fans lovingly refer to as ‘Judas’ picked up his boots and walked out on his £40,000-a-week contract. If he manages to stay fit and win his war with his own metabolism, perhaps a fleeting appearance in the MLS lies ahead for football’s least decisive man..

Ali Dia
A favourite story among football fans who are less than supportive of Graeme Souness (and let’s be honest, there are a fair few): after allegedly receiving a call from former World Footballer of the Year George Weah ‘bigging up’ his ‘cousin’, Souness signed him up without reservation. He even had the audacity to replace Sir Tiss with him. Dia was so dreadful that he was hauled off, lasting about 20 minutes. Oh well, Southampton’s loss was Gateshead’s gain…kind of.

Dietmar Hamann
After it appeared that Hamann was surplus to

He’s been too busy eating

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Sardinian beauty could be the catalyst of Mou’s marital troubles

Last week, Portuguese daily newspaper Correio da Manhã broke the news that Jose Mourinho and his wife are to divorce after twenty years of marriage, following an alleged tryst with a mystery Italian woman.

The Portuguese (and the Spanish) are now suggesting that the homewrecking beauty is Elisabetta Cannalis, the outrageously attractive TV presenter who has previously enjoyed the romantic company of Didier Drogba, Parma’s Reginaldo and condom salesman Christian Vieri.

Last month, the former presenter of football show Controcampo and current face of Italy’s version of MTV TRL did nothing to quash the rumours during an interview:

“The one I really like is Mourinho.”

“I confess I’ve always admired him. I’d like to return to my work [on the television show] Controcampo and interview him along with other guests.”

It’s a sexy story, but it seems that Correio da Manhã actually have no real proof that The Special One has been boffing Elisabetta. This means the whole story could in fact be a thinly-veiled excuse to publish pictures of an under-dressed woman.

Non-ironic Spoiler bonus: More pictures of Elisabetta after the jump…

David Beckham isn’t the only football prophylactic peddler

Throughout his career, Christian Vieri may have put away plenty of goals, but he put away even more fabulously attractive women. The romancer of Melissa Satta, Elena Santarelli, Elisabetta Canalis, Debora Salvalaggio and Fernanda Lessa has now formally recognised his ladykilling skills by releasing his own brand of condoms.

Bobo and 408-year-old Milan legend Paolo Maldini started the fashion line Sweet Years a few years ago (not to be confused with the Baci e Abbracci label Vieri runs with Buffon’s missus Alena Seredova), and the Akuel Blues Sweet Years Limited Edition johnnies were revealed during a press conference this week.

The new condom brand has got off to a hugely successful start thanks to a bulk order from a Cheshire resident named ‘C. Ronaldo’.

Which Italian had his way with this one?

Much in the same way that a marine is always a marine, a WAG is always a WAG - no matter how fleeting her moment in the sun. Take Fernanda Lessa, a beautiful Brazilian model. She’s done much with her life, notably a lot of modeling, various advertising campaigns, and even an appearance on the Italian version of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, where she was the first celeb voted out. But to The Spoiler, she will always be the delightful South American lady who enjoyed minute upon minute of exhilarating love making in the arms of Christian Vieri.

Have another look after the jump…

A Miss Italy who has had more ‘ballers than hot dinners

It is inevitable that the conquests of two of Italian football’s greatest man-whores would overlap, and they have done exactly that in 23-year-old model and showgirl Debora Salvalaggio. She has been steamrollered by Christian Vieri (who has also enjoyed the company of Melissa Satta, Elena Santarelli and Elisabetta Canalis) and Filippo Inzaghi (see Sara Tommasi, Elena Barolo and Aída Yéspica), and also Matteo Ferrari and Simone Inzaghi.

As if this footballer CV isn’t impressive enough, the former Miss Italy contestant (surprise, surprise) is currently engaged to Portuguese Inter Milan youngster Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços, also known as Pélé.

Italy continues to shine as the WAG capital of the world

It seems that certain Italian television shows are a hotbed of WAG activity. Variety show Striscia la Notizia (‘Strip the News’) has given the world Elena Barolo, Melissa Satta and Giorgia Palmas, while Carabinieri (which seems to be the Italian version of The Bill) gave us the stupendously good looking Martina Colombari. Today’s WAG, Elisabetta Canalis is held in particularly high esteem, as she has had the honour of starring in both shows.

She has been romantically linked with Christian Vieri (who has also steamrollered Satta and Elena Santarelli), Didier Drogba and most recently Parma’s Brazilian striker Reginaldo.

While everyone else is out topless sunbathing, The Spoiler has been zooming about the undergrowth hunting for transfer rumours. Today this is what they’re saying:

Michael Owen to Everton
After Keegan’s inspirational speech about never becoming a top four team, it seems that Michael Owen is frantically searching for the Newcastle exit. So desperately that he’s been linked with the old enemy. Nice one Keegs.

Daniel Alves to Manchester United
United’s burly shaved gorillas in suits will be seething after Chelsea nabbed Boswinga while they were outside bumping chests and celebrating the contract. Their revenge will be creeping into Sevilla and bundling Alves onto the back of Sir Alex’s motorbike.