On the eve of the FA Cup final, OTP had the chance to take a peek at football's most prestigious piece of silverware. We can confirm it is shiny and emits magic. As is to be expected, the historic trophy was guarded by the cup's very own Kevin Costner: a bodyguard with a unswerving dedication [...]

Former Inter Milan striker Adriano has been left clubless after Corinthians terminated his contract. The South American giants revealed that they were forced to take such actions after the striker failed to show enough commitment towards returning to full fitness.

Adriano who's career has been dogged by alcoholism, depression and weight problems could most likely retire after this latest setback.

By Chris Wright

This may or may not be the guy

After months of vitriol and increasingly pathetic attempts to oust him from his position from the more ridiculous sections of the club's support, Blackburn manager Steve Kean has admitted to having hired a bodyguard to protect him at all times.

When you play in the Bundesliga, you don't get many chances to share the pitch with Lionel Messi, so Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Kadlec and Manuel Friedrich wasted no time in trying to snag Messi's shirts during the first leg of their side's Champions League tie against Barcelona. And now Bayer sporting director Rudi Voeller, himself a legendary footballer, is intent on punishing the two players for what he saw as an overzealous schoolboy pursuit of a fellow professional's shirt.

Big football star has a disastrous off-pitch incident involving gun play in which a woman is shot (non-fatal, of course). Victim initially tells police the footballer fired the gun.

After a few days the victim changes her story and suddenly, she's the one who fired the gun.

And what exactly are you thinking?

Uh-oh Adriano, what have you gotten yourself into this time? It seems trouble never stops following the Corinthians player, who has sadly fallen out of favour with many Brazilian fans because of his attitude. This time, however, the circumstances are in his favour.

Meet my bodyguard Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley has received a libel payout over newspaper reports that he had "badgered" a girl for sex. In August, The Sun claimed that Cleverley had been unfaithful to his girlfriend by bombarding a girl he had met in a Blackpool nightclub with texts asking for sex.

Frank McCourt, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has had a tough go of it lately. First, he allegedly found out that his wife was cheating with a bodyguard which led to an extremely messy divorce. Then just recently, MLB commissioner Bud Selig stepped in and took control of the Dodgers. Now a hairdresser is claiming that he's owed $15,000.

Up to now we've tried to keep our references to Justin Bieber to a minimum. This has been difficult, what with the pesky lad's insistence on dominating popular culture with his brand of catchy rap pop and causing unnerving hormonal conflict in women over twenty-five.

Now though, the little tyke has finally infiltrated our perfumed airspace by appearing in public wearing a Barcelona kit, during a kickabout with some local kids on a break from his world tour.