Man Utd star accused of flirting with Playboy model via SMS

Dimitar Berbatov barely exudes enough energy to get out of bed and put his hairband on, so it was with great surprise that we read about his supposed adventures with a Bulgarian Playboy Playmate of the Year.

The rather lovely Nikoleta Lozanova received the honour of WAG of the Day status for her relationship with (unused) Liverpool goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov, but she has since started romancing Georgi ‘The Head’ Stoilov, a feared mob boss.

‘The Head’ isn’t exactly the kind of chap one should cross, but that is exactly what Berbs has done, if a Bulgarian magazine is to be believed. The Sun done a report what sez:

Her boyfriend, Georgi “The Head” Stoilov - a mobster with a reputation for extreme violence - was furious when told of suggestive messages.

The current partner of Liverpool’s most endangered star

Yesterday, we informed you of the plight of millionth-choice Liverpool goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov, who finds himself on the wrong end of a disagreement with a Bulgarian mob boss after insulting his ex girlfriend Nikoleta Lozanova.

Now his former flame is engulfed in the world of organised crime, Mihaylov has continued to punch above the weight of most mortals with another Playboy model. So impressive is his current beau’s fame that she simply goes by one name: Nikol.

Naughty gang attempted to use Serie A club for money laundering

A story is emerging today concerning a notorious crime gang - the Clan dei Caselesi - and their attempts to buy Lazio in 2006. Italian authorities claim that the family from the Camorra, the Naples version of the Mafia, tried to buy the club through a Hungarian pharmaceutical company using funds gained from violence, intimidation and lots of other naughty stuff:

[…] police in Rome made 10 arrests as part of an operation codenamed ‘Broken Wings’. The people being held are Italians and foreigners.In 2006, Lazio president Claudio Lotito was given police protection after receiving threats from ultras (club supporters group), who were allegedly trying to intimidate him into selling to a consortium led by former Lazio player and president Giorgio Chinaglia.

Chinaglia fled after being charged with market-rigging linked to his bid while Lotito has also faced similar charges over