"I LOVE THE SMELL OF NAPALM IN THE MORNING"
AWARD OF THE WEEK

Goes Russian international, Andrei Tikkhonov who said this week that he is happy with his new life in Israel after signing a two-month contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

'I'm happy here and my wife is happy here. In Moscow there is snow and it is very cold right now but here it is plus 30 degrees outside. Ok, Ok the heat radiating from Palestinian Molotov cocktails can be deceptive but gee I love the smell of napalm in the morning" said Tikhonov in unconfirmed reports.

December 2000

'CLOSE KNIT TEAM' AWARD OF THE WEEK

Goes to the Israeli Under 21 team who this week was disbanded following allegations that some players took part in a sex orgy the night before a Euro 2002 international game against Bosnia.

In circumstances that bring new meaning to the terms - sharing the pill, keeping possession, spreading the play and driving home the advantage - it was alleged that seven members of the squad had sex with the same girl after each one had individually asked her to their respective rooms at the team hotel in Tel Aviv.

When exclusively interviewed by the Diegos the girl, for her part, was unconcerned about her role in the controversy but instead focused more on the team performance on the night.

"The build up was vigorous, the ball movement swift, team spirit good but the boys let themselves down with poor disposal and too many illegal tackles from behind," said the girl in unconfirmed reports.

November 2000