Franck Ribéry charged with underage sex, faces three years

Being a paedo is one thing, being the victim of jailbait is another. Now I’m not condoning Franck Ribéry for consorting with prostitutes while married, but how was the poor bloke supposed to know the other woman, or rather, teeny bopper was a minor?

It’s not like she was wearing a helmet with one of those torches stuck on top, was it? Or maybe she was. These footballers have never been too clever at spotting gold diggers.

Still as the Bayern Munich winger contemplates the possibility three years in the slammer, he can for once at least take some small comfort in the fact that he isn’t the prettiest showgirl in town. Read more.