2009 equivalent of Rivaldo’s “thx, but no thx” letter to Spurs

Lothar Matthaus has turned down Argentinean Primera Division club Racing by text message, hours before starting his new job as manager. The legendary German sweeper had been expected to hop on a plane to Buenos Aires this morning, but had a change of heart after fears his 22-year-old wife (Lothar is pushing 50, btw) would not be able to continue her modeling career in South America.

Despite Racing Club setting up interviews with Argentinean modeling agencies and TV production companies, in a statement on his website, the former Hungary manager claimed to have rejected the offer due to doubts over financial guarantees. In typical jilted lover fashion, Racing say they’re the ones who did the dumping. Club President, Rodolfo Molina announced:

“Matthaeus will not be the coach of Racing, because of the decision of Racing. He wanted last-minute changes, which the club did not agree with.

Expect the next chapter in this saga to be a ill-advised drunken text. “Am sorry lotR. I dnt wnt2 dual this up. Plz giv us anthr chance x B^D”

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Highly-decorated German legend Lothar Matthäus has enjoyed almost as many spouses as he has Bundesliga Titles. The oft-complaining Maccabi Netanya manager separated from his third wife earlier this year, and 25 days later he shacked up with a Ukranian model Kristina Liliana. At 21 years old, she is a staggering 26 years younger than her man.

German legend throws stones from his glass house

If you haven’t heard, the big news in Deutschland at the moment concerns Germany captain Michael Ballack’s ongoing feud with Joachim Loew. It started when Ballack accused the manager of being critical of teammate Torsten Frings in the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper, and for his insolence, the Matt Damon look-alike was threatened with a swift removal from the national side.

Despite insisting that he was merely jumping to the defence of a player like any good captian would, the Chelsea star publicly issued a full apology to Loew, in the hope that he would keep his place in the national team (read it in English here).

Never one to keep his nose out of controversy, former Germany captain Lothar Matthäus has waded in on the argument, claiming Ballack’s press