Said and Done
Lazio, Leo and the prince
Lazio, Cameron Diaz and Leonardo Di Caprio have admitted failing to spot an elaborate hoax during the 1-0 Roman derby defeat by Roma last Sunday night. Officials realised after the game that a man claiming to be Prince Andrea Casiraghi of Monaco, who had spent the evening with Diaz, Di Caprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and other glitterati in the VIP suite, was in fact an out-of-work actor. Details of the scam emerged last week when the drama student admitted he had posed as the prince, supported by another actor, Paolo Calabresi, as valet and a by-stander as bodyguard. They saw the whole game with full VIP treatment, plus write-up the next day in the Italian press. It was Calabresi's greatest triumph so far - previous scams include strolling into a San Siro suite to see AC Milan, posing as Hollywood star Nicolas Cage. Diaz and Di Caprio's security were said to be 'damn unimpressed'.
Brolin dishes up
Tomas Brolin - Observer fan and elk hater - has found his true vocation: after dabbling in shoes, skin creams, hoover nozzles and property he's finally opened his first restaurant. The hefty Swede, a regular contributer to Said & Done, has named the Stockholm gastrodrome Undici, and says he's finally found something he feels qualified to do. 'It was a big moment. This is a dream I have had since I was in Italy,' he says. 'All the dishes in here, in this place of mine, are my own ideas and I am proud of it. When I was in Italy eating wonderful food this idea came to me - and I've added some dishes from the north of Sweden which my mum made me like.' Opening reviews have been mixed, but that's nothing new for the big man. 'I'm not the finished article yet,' he admits. 'But I am learning all the time and I am getting sharper every day.'
The Brolin business empire in full: TU & CO AB (catering), Femkes AB (property), Tomas Brolin AB (shoes), Twinnovation AB (vacuum cleaner nozzles), Ponsus Pharma AB (skin care), and four Swedish race horses.
Nice one my Sun
Another top Sun world exclusive hit pages three and six on Thursday - 'On me 'ead son! Ginola dyes bonce - Exclusive'. Sun hacks revealed how David Ginola has 'admitted a dark secret - he has started dying his hair' and wheeled out Mickey Droy to pass a furious 'in my day' verdict, headlined 'If I'd Put Hair Gel On Before A Big Match The Lads Would Have Kicked Me To Death In The Dressing Room'. Good stuff - copied quote for quote, of course, from last week's Said & Done .
Win: new Rough Guide
A top New Year present: the latest version of the Rough Guide to European Football is out now. Featuring club guides for 30 countries, travelling tips, matchday info and photos, it's still the definitive guide to surviving away legs at Kuusysi Lahti. To win one of 10 copies, answer this: which film star shares a name with the Sturm Graz stadium? a) Brigitte Bardot b) Macaulay Culkin c) Arnold Schwarzenegger? Send your answer to Rough Guide competition, Observer Sport, 119 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3ER, or email sport@observer.co.uk.
The Rough Guide to European Football (£12.99) is available now.
Quote of the week
'Nobody tells me how I should present myself in public. I will completely shit on anybody who doesn't like that.'
Bayern captain Stefan Effenberg after criticism from club president Franz Beckenbauer of his Christmas Party dress code violation. Effenberg wore cowboy boots and lederhosen.