Stripper, model, singer and Brazilian legend romancer

In 1994, Brazilian striker Romario was on top of the world: he was FIFA World Player of the Year, he won the World Cup and he finsihed the 1993/94 season as Barcelona’s top scorer. As one may expect of a footballer in his position, the Brazilian also did rather well with the ladies. He started a relationship with Sonia Monroy after admiring her work as a stripper, but they split soon after she claimed she was pregnant with his child.

The latest victim of Boca Juniors’ resident ladykiller

Former Villarreal and current Boca Juniors star Juan Román Riquelme hit headlines around the time of World Cup 2006 when he started boffing Sports Illustrated model Yésica Toscanini - a great conquest for an international footballer, but not quite so commendable for a man with a wife and three kids. Presumably, the romance with Miss Toscanini and his suffering spouse has expired, as the Argentinean has since been linked with nude model Melina Nicolas.

Some criticise the Olympic Gold medal winner for lacking speed on the pitch, but Melina has been quick to assure us this is not the case in the bedroom. She gives his performances a modest ten out of ten, and says that he “varies his pace and acceleration”. Good to know.

Sunderland striker gives us more reasons to dislike him

A surprise managerial appointment wasn’t the only controversial thing to happen in Newcastle last night, no thanks to Sunderland forward Djibril Cisse.

The heavily-tattooed star, on loan from Marseille, frequented Newcastle’s Diamonds club, an establishment which specialises in both topless and fully nude lap dancing. (Its official website says the “plush” club is “exquisitely furbished like a polished jewel” - so you know its classy.)

Cisse is alleged to have left the club at around 3am, at which point he entered into a heated row with a woman and “grabbed her by the throat”. It’s currently unknown whether the assaulted woman was a stripper, or simply a virtuous lady who opted to accompany a married footballer to a strip club at 3am on a Wednesday morning. The Mirror says:

Police quizzed the striker at a station near to the Diamonds club

Footballer-turned-stripper enlightens us for no particular reason

Eva Roob aka Samira Summers is the FC Nuremberg midfielder who made ends meet by trading in her football boots for six-inch clear plastic heels. The stripper and bongo film star has now started her own “go-go dancer” agency, and was asked by German football mag 11 Freunde which current football stars would be best suited to the greasy pole:

“Maybe David Beckham. And of course Cristiano Ronaldo”

The public nakedness expert also gave a damning verdict when asked whether any of her fellow countrymen could follow in her footsteps and start a career in sexy dancing:

“There are no suitable Germans. Many find Michael Ballack attractive but I think he would be too awkward.”

Is there any real point to this ridiculous story? Was it just a flimsy excuse to post a video of Eva Roob stripping? Check it out after the jump before you cast your stones, friends…

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Further proof that baseball does have an interesting side

Major League Baseballer Kris Benson may be without a team at the moment, but he certainly has a fabulous WAG to keep him company. Well, almost: model and former stripper Anna Benson filed for divorce from him in 2006, but they still seem to be legally bound to one another today.

Anna is famous in New York for turning up to the Mets’ Christmas party in an outrageously small santa outfit, and then subsequently declaring that she would have sex with every member of the Mets, including the grounds crew, should she ever have an affair. Yikes.

Villains show excellent sense of humour over striker’s antics

Following the news that ‘fatigued’ striker John Carew was spotted at a lap dancing club prior to last week’s UEFA Cup clash with Ajax, Villa fans treated the big Norwegian to a roaring chorus of:

“Get your t*ts out for Carew!”

After coming off the bench to nab an assist and a goal at Wigan, Martin O’Neill should probably make sure he gets a lappy every week.

The Croatian beauty who’s had one too many WKD Blues

While things are in crisis at White Hart Lane, it’s good to see some of the WAGs are on their worst behaviour. Our besties at Kickette have alerted us to Vedran Corluka’s 21-year-old fiancée Iva Buzov, who has whipped up a storm in her home nation (Croatia) because a rather embarrassing video has surfaced:

In case you were wondering, the controversy isn’t because she has clearly raided a stripper’s wardrobe for her evening ensemble or that the camera operator is clearly obsessed with her chest area, but that she’s stinking drunk. When a car passes, she blurts out: “Oh my God, is that my Dad?” Let’s hope it isn’t, dear.