October 9th, 2009
Fabio Cannavaro: Tastes Like Honey*
Juve team-mates Nicola Legrottaglie and Fabio Cannavaro. Image via Getty.
UPDATE: Cannavaro has been cleared. Wonderful news!
There are some stories we’ve always assumed we would never write:
“Victoria Beckham laughs giddily, smiles widely during press call.”
“Nemanja Vidic admits he is scared of the dark.”
Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro failing a drugs test falls into this category.
The Juventus defender and one of our long-standing Hot H.O.F. members is currently being investigated by doping officials for failing a drugs test. His club reps say this is much ado about nothing – and due to treatment he received for a… wasp’s bite.
“On this occasion a pharmacological therapy was administered that was indispensable to prevent complications, including lethal ones.”
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said Cannavaro had requested an exemption after being treated for the bite but did not receive it before he was dope tested.
Fabs is currently waiting to hear from CONI to see whether or not he’ll be punished.
Call us in complete denial, but we refuse to believe a man (as our readers have described him) that “possesses such an epic ass” can be guilty of anything illegal.
*Wasps don’t make honey, do they? That sort of throws our whole theory about Fabs and his sweet sugary insides. Nev mind.
Canna is INNOCENT!! CONI should leave him alone, if they have a problem, they need to summon the doctors responsible for administering the drug!
OMG. Google image searched Nicola Legrottaglie. It’s not good.
This is a one off photo.
aaaaaaaah what beauty, how I love the Italian men.
Ohhh…Nicola is soooo HOT!!!!
Saw the azurri match previous night and Nico is so talented!!!!
(he reminds me of Maldini.)
Both look really, really good in the pic. They clean up well!! Lol. I also think Canna's innocent!
it's not the first time he's under suspicion, but this is similar to Rio Ferdinand situ'. Wasps don't make honey, but they eat it (stealing it from the bees and killing them in the process).
canna will always be innocent for me!
Nicola Legrottaglie looks hot!
Oh well a new story about the farmacy from Delle Alpi….we have read a lot of them!
I can’t think that they would send in paperwork about it prior to the test (but clearly too late) if it was a lie.
What in the world has he done to his hair? I know this has no relation whatsoever to the article but… jeez.
oh my… he’s always been sooo… clear I can’t believe that
His defense is easily disproved, so it would be a stupid lie to tell. I hope this will be over soon–most of the articles about the incident make it pretty clear that all parties involved (including the Italian Olympic committee) believe this is just an administrative snafu (stupid Juve), but the headlines are horrible and unfortunately that’s all most people read.
I don’t want to believe it either because I really respect Canna, but don’t forget that little incident before the 1999 UEFA Cup final. He’s been in this predicament before.
Aww, canna and doping seem unbelievable!
Yikes. I hope Canna comes out ok if his story is true
Nice mafioso stylings, boys.
Hope it's not true…
On another note, Nicola Legrottaglie looks gorgeous!