Armed striker

Nice to see our old friend Faustino Asprilla hasn't mellowed with age

Nice to see our old friend Faustino Asprilla hasn't mellowed with age. The former Newcastle and Parma man was chucked out of his native Colombia at the weekend after being found drunk in the early hours of the morning and in possession of a pistol, not the first time he's been jarred, armed and dangerous. Puts Phil Babb and Mark Kennedy's nocturnal activities in the ha'penny place, eh?

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times