The pros who place wages above loyalty and professional conduct
At a time when the business around the world are universally tightening their belt buckles amid fears of an imminent recession, there remains a breed of character in the beautiful game who believe they are owed a living, and clubs should feel blessed to pay them top dollar for their services.
In no particular order, here’s ten people in football who are more concerned about putting another Maserati on the driveway than advancing the prospects of their club…
Emanuel Adebayor
It’s possible that Adebayor feels unappreciated by Arsenal fans, who prefer to whine about his misses against Liverpool and Man United rather than his 30 goals. Yet the way he pledged to stay at Arsenal, only to U-turn hours later was bold behaviour for a player who has given his club to just one great season and no trophies.
Frank Lampard
Princess Frank is always eager to show his love for Chelsea by kissing his badge at every opportunity, but it seems there are limits to his affection. Despite turning 30 recently, Lampard believes that a four-year deal at £140,000-a-week is unreasonable; only a five-year £150,000-a-week deal will suffice. Otherwise, he will be kissing Inter Milan’s badge/ Jose’s lips in the very near future.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Despite signing a five-year deal for £120,000-a-week, making him United’s highest-paid player ever, just over a year ago, Ronaldo believes it would be akin to slave labour to keep him there any longer. Rumours he would be offered a stupendous £200,000-a-week and the chance to sit on Sepp Blatter’s knee have clearly influenced him.
Fans of the French club who sold Drogba to Chelsea in the first place are so desperate to bring him back that they are trying to raise £22 million to buy him. The church-hall style fundraising thermometer has been put on the wall, but so far made just 5,000 euros (about £4,000) has been collected. Only another £21,996,000 to go, mon frères…
The Frank Lampard saga latest
The ultra-reliable Daily Star claim Lampard has once again refused to sign the four-year deal being offered by Chelsea, while Jose Mourinho has cheekily called Lamps the best professional he has worked with.
The Spoiler Truth-o-meter: Jose is intent on charming Lampard to Milan
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Inter gaffer loses ’special’ tag, but retains arrogance self belief
When Jose Mourinho was escorted away from Stamford Bridge last year, many Chelsea players were distraught. Drogba spent a week burning photographs while eating from a giant tub of Häagen-Dazs, while Princess Frank wept into his pillow while listening to ‘Hey There Delilah’ on repeat (it was their song). Now the Portuguese is back in the game, however, it looks like the band could be reuniting in Italy:
“I think it is normal that almost all of [the Chelsea squad] will want to work with me in the future,” said Mourinho.
But Mourinho said any transfer dealings between the
Which star striker will help keep their manager in a job?
Liverpool’s last five games have averaged 3.6 goals, while Chelsea’s home games this season have seen an average 2.61 goals a game. With any luck, this means that Liverpool will break their Stamford Bridge goal drought and we will see a high scoring match.
If it is to be a striker’s game, who will come out on top - Didier or Fernando? Votes and comments below, please.
Chelsea star finds unique way to reinvest wages in his club
As the protagonist of Brewster’s Millions discovered, spending a large amount of money is tougher than it seems. Fortunately, Didier Drogba has discovered a novel way of bleeding his £70k weekly wage out of his bank account - he has become the Chelsea club shop’s best customer and frequently buys scores of his own shirts. The Daily Mail sez:
“One Chelsea insider claimed Drogba visits the club shop up to 10 times a week and on one occasion walked out of the store with 40 shirts each costing about £45 a pop - or £1,800 at one fell swoop.”
The Ivory Coast man hasn’t gone insane with vanity - it’s the giant chip on his shoulder that is forcing him to snap up the replicas. Apparently, his shirt is being outsold by those adorned with the Lampard and Terry squad numbers, and he is merely trying to prove his status as the most popular player.
Although he may never reach the same place in the hearts of
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