You Decide: Who Sucks the Most (in Italy)?

By: Martha | November 20th, 2007

Adriano on a typical night out Adriano, whose football and life have sucked equally for the past year or so, won a single award last year: The Bidone d’Oro, awarded by an Italian radio show to the Worst Footballer in Italy. Sweet! (I’m sure that slipped right in alongside the break-up with his girlfriend, his terrible footballing, and the death of his father to really light up the Brazilian’s Christmas season.) Not surprisingly, given how the second half went for the Brazilian last season, he’s again in the running for this year’s title, though the competition is stff.

Much like the equally prestigious (but slightly more French) Ballon d’Or, the Bidone d’Oro winner is selected from a shortlist of 50. The overlooked, meanwhile, bitch and moan that they’ve been playing far worse than everyone thinks, and really deserve to have been included. The lucky 49 going up against Adriano for this year’s gilded trash can are such luminaries are his very deserving Inter teammates Patrick Vieira (who, ironically, is also a FIFA World Player of the Year finalist, despite not having played AT ALL) and Francesco Coco, who has quit football for Hollywood, been a reality TV star, and come back to the game in just the past few months (all without ever kicking a ball), as well as such diverse luminaries as Fabio Grosso (now with Lyon), the usually useless Alberto Gilardino, and Real’s on-loan Antonio Cassano, who has been keeping it real by fighting with teammates.

Chris dug up the full list, so I invite you go to place a vote or 20. Remember, you’ve got the self-esteem of 50 very rich men in your hands — choose wisely. (And, please, have mercy and don’t vote for Luis Jimenez. Thank you.)

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Martha

Nice, Magnusson -- you're going to have to links us to those results, so we can post about both the "winners."
Magnusson

The french equivalent of this trophy is "Le ballon de Plomb" which is given at the exact same time as the ballon d'Or by les Cahiers du Football and should be as hilarious as the bidone d'oro.
Martha

I know, mele, but think how many people who only read the front page haven't seen this one! It had to bust it out, just one last time.
mele419

You've got to find a new picture of Adriano! This one's come up at least 3 times now. Or maybe he's just at a lot of the same parties...

Well, I'm just going to say, while Gila is sometimes useless, he's been on lately, and when he's on, he's on fire.