Manchester United's languid Bulgarian forward Dimitar Berbatov (pictured above waking up after a nap at Spurs) has declared that he is a sufferer of the affliction Narcolepsy the disease which can make people fall into bouts of sleep at any time of the day.
Angry Scottish manager Alex Ferguson speaking through his BBC interpreter Mike Phelan said 'We've never actually seen the lad (Berbatov) awake, but Harry (Redknapp) at Tottenham (Hotspur) has assured that when he wakes up he'll be worth the £30 million we spent on him. They gave us a guarantee as well that if we don't see him awake within 3 years they'll give us our money back!!, but the thing is........ having a player on the pitch asleep is better than having a fully awake Michael Owen!'.
At one point during the FA Cup 3rd round tie with Leeds Utd at Old Trafford he looked like he was going to wake up as he started rubbing his eyes and yawning but he just looked at the time on the scoreboard and realised he'd still got some time before the game ended, so he just put his thumb back in his mouth and went back to the land of nod.
Another famous sufferer of Narcolepsy in football is the ex Southampton drifter Matthew Le Tissier who currently acts a summariser on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday. Programme supremo Jeff Stelling said 'Matt does a great job on the show even though he's out of it most of the time!, he's developed a skill that enables him to commentate on matches whilst being asleep. He sometimes blurts out non football quotes...... usually about food but he's soon back onto detailed analysis of the game'.
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