Strange jag of soccer players in the news for being slightly touched in the head. 15 million pound Romanian flop Adrian Mutu tested positive for coke earlier this week - supposedly breaking up with his wife sent him a little off the rails, and who among us won't admit to indulging in some hard drugs and stoplight running in the streets of Bucharest after a breakup? - and now looks set for a suspension that's only 8 months shorter than what Rio Ferdinand got for not taking the test,
after spending some time on the couch. Recovering manic-depressive Sebastian Deisler has been teetering on the edge of taking
the black dog for a walk again. And recovering-everything Paul Gascoigne, who I couldn't write a post like this without mentioning, now wants to be known as
"G8". Yes, for all the millions of euros, international fame, and easy access to posh clubs and hot and cold running women, being a professional footballer in Europe is clearly a mentally hazardous occupation.
It's a good thing we've still got TPC's favorite wacky Finn footballer, Aki Riihilati. He's only recovering from
someone trying to put a thumb up his arse.