MUST READ The worst things sportsmen did in 2014: From Luis Suarez to Flower through Cristiano Ronaldo SUAREZ At last year’s reigning champion of bad guys – with two entries in the top 14 – Suarez presumably felt he was well short of his yearly fill of unpleasantness and decided to sink his teeth into an opponent for the third time of his career in a World Cup finals match against Italy. He went on to deny biting, claiming Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder fell into his mouth, before later going back on his nonsense statement and admitting everything when it transpired his £65million move to Barcelona would be in doubt. BEN FLOWER The Wigan prop was slapped with the longest suspension of the Super League era after this ‘malicious’ double punch on Lance Hohaia in the second minute of the Grand Final. GIROUD Back in February, Arsenal’s gorgeous striker was busted sneaking model Celia Kay into his hotel room in the early hours before a game. Needless to say, a swift apology to his wife and family followed the obligatory denial. RONALDO With the trophy already in the bag, Ronaldo converted an extra-time penalty to make it 4-1 to Real with just a few minutes left on the clock, and pelted towards the touchline to tear off his shirt and strike a pose so self-indulgent even his own team-mates couldn’t take him seriously. Spanish journalists claim it was part of a movie production planned around the Portuguese ace, but still, what a complete and utter w*****. WENGER There was genuine risk of spontaneous human combustion among the Gooner community when it transpired Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was popping across to Rome for a charity match on August’s transfer deadline day. Not only had the Frenchman produced a broken Kim Kallstrom on the last day of the January window earlier in the year, but the Gunners now stood on the verge of going into a new season with Yaya Sanogo as their only fit striker, and Calum Chambers as their only back-up centre-back. Wenger did eventually manage to get a deal for Danny Welbeck over the line, but unfortunately could find no better defensive options in the world of football than a 19-year-old rookie. MOURINHO We all know the Chelsea boss will sink to the depths of hell to get one over anyone whoslightly threatens to chip his armour of invincibility, but even Arsenal’s fiercest critics will have winced at Mourinho’s brutally cutting response to a relatively throw-away line from an Arsene Wenger press conference. Dubbing one of the most successful managers of the Premier League era a ‘specialist in failure’ was low, even for Jose’s gutter moral standards.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 15:50:49 +0000
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