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An Italian footballer who plays for a leading UK team has had to divest himself of an expensive Maserati sports car because it smells. His team-mates played a practical joke, leaving a box of fish behind the passenger seat before the players travelled to the US for a two-week training programme. By the time he returned, the car was infested with flies and maggots and the smell was so sickly that it made him feel nauseous. The €172,000 Maserati is an insurance write-off although as the player earns €114,000/
March 6, 2012 Read time: 1 min
An Italian footballer who plays for a leading UK team has had to divest himself of an expensive 3681 Maserati sports car because it smells. His team-mates played a practical joke, leaving a box of fish behind the passenger seat before the players travelled to the US for a two-week training programme. By the time he returned, the car was infested with flies and maggots and the smell was so sickly that it made him feel nauseous. The €172,000 Maserati is an insurance write-off although as the player earns €114,000/week he is likely to be able to replace it quickly. The player has not found out who was responsible but has vowed to play similar pranks on his team-mates

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