Liverpool star advoactes well trained dogs

Obviously bored with Liverpool’s dull-as-dishwater style of play, Fernando Torres has turned to other avenues for (well paid) kicks. A few weeks ago, we saw him star in an advert for a Spanish salon, and now we see him promoting some kind of dog school.

Hang on a second - would one of Europe’s top strikers be a part of something with such shoddy production values? Would he really let a small provincial hairdresser mess with his wonderfully feathered locks? This all stinks of a Nike viral video campaign (look at all the clothes they’re wearing in the clip above), and we’ve fallen for it. Curses!

Spoiler bonus: We recognise that Stevie G-loving German Shepherd from somewhere. Could he be Hank, the stunt mutt who did Nando like a kipper?

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Nando meets his match in footballing mutt

In embarrassing news for every defender who has ever let Fernando Torres score past them, Hank the German Shepherd managed to keep El Niño away from the net for a full two minutes during a visit to the West Lancs Dog Display Team in Formby.

Hank, who rubbed it in by wearing his preferred Steven Gerrard strip, has actually been trained to play football, and had the honour of playing at Anfield  in goal at a half time display last year.

Spoiler win bonus: The first person to tell us which dog fan said “It’s nice to be affectionate to something German” wins a DVD copy the Real Madrid movie Real.