By Alan Duffy
Who Ate All The Pies indeed...
A fine striker in his time, and a winner of four Scudettos with Internazionale, Adriano Leite
Ribeiro was always dazzled by the bright lights of the big city. Indeed, if it wasn't for his
penchant for partying, he could have gone on to become one of his country finest exports of recent
times.
Adriano is both one of the most gifted strikers of his generation and one of the most
disappointing, ballooning to Ronaldo's late-career playing weight right smack in the middle of his
prime, among other, non-gravitational-field-related issues (drinking, partying, shooting people,
etc). Now at Corinthians and fresh off an Achilles injury and platter of Happy Meals, he's back in
trouble for being fat.
1. No, Roberto Mancini, you completely misheard Arsene Wenger. He said a pizza row would help you
finish ahead of Manchester United, not Pizarro. 2. Chelsea's deal to send Belgian manboy Kevin De
Bruyen back to Genk on-loan includes a break clause that says if the 20-year-old hasn't hit puberty
by June then the deal [.
Fox Sports has kicked off the Timbers' draft day with a bang, reporting that the Portland
Timbers have traded star striker Kenny Cooper to the New York Red Bulls for a reportedly large
amount of allocation money and a 2013 first round draft pick.
Timbers fans have had mixed feelings about the former US International, as he played below
expectations for much of the season, especially in terms of the number of goals he scored in a
Timbers kit, when compared to his performance with FC Dallas.
