The comedian Dylan Moran once joked that Silvio Berlusconi was "so thoroughly corrupt that every time he smiles, an angel gets gonorrhoea". The former Italian Prime Minister was certainly a dubious character, right until the end of a life that was as extraordinary as it was controversial. Even while battling the health problems to which he eventually succumbed, he continued to generate headlines, in football and far beyond.
Alejandro âPapuâ Gomez â a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022 alongside Lionel Messi â has been hit with a two-year ban for failing a drugs test.