Good news for West Ham, Adriano is staying at Flamengo

Last week he Adriano failed to show up for the ‘player of the year' awards. Today, he missed his flight from Rio to Brasília and was forced to hire a private jet to attend a reception hosted for Flamengo by Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Adriano discovers that time and tide wait for no Emperor

Earlier this month the player was ruled out of a vital league match after picking up a mystery burn on his foot – Adriano claimed he'd done it on a garden lamp.

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