Cheque-out time arrives for Harry Kewell
COLEEN McLOUGHLIN took a lot of stick recently when it emerged that she describes herself as a journalist on her passport, no doubt inspired by the thought "If Kelvin McKenzie can do it, why can't I?"
But surely her audacity pales into insignificance when compared to that of Harry Kewell, whom passport officials around the world are being led to believe is a professional footballer.
His estimated £13m personal fortune, which saw him feature in The Sunday Times Rich List, certainly suggests he is making a living from the game.
But if you were to ask any Liverpool fan if Kewell has done anything over the last five years to earn such a fortune, the answer would probably be no.
On Tuesday morning, Kewell turned up at Melwood in a top of the range Bentley just as the rest of the Liverpool squad departed for the following night's Champions League clash with Chelsea.
So, in a sense, the Australian had at least turned up for work.
Well, his place of work anyway.
It is hard to recall the last time he was considered a genuine Liverpool player - and that is why the vast wealth he has accumulated sticks in the craw of every Liverpool supporter.
When Kewell leaves Anfield in the summer he will take his fortune with him - not to mention a European Cup winners medal - but he will also depart with the stigma of being viewed by many as the kind of footballer who embodies so much of what is wrong with the modern game.
And that's without even mentioning his oft repeated appearance on MTV's Cribs.
Injuries have taken their toll - and there's precious little he could have done about that - but on the rare occasions when Kewell's body has been willing it has often seemed that his mind was not.
The Anfield exit door is now opening for him and the saddest indictment of all is that, in an age when talented wingers are rare, no-one will be sad to see Kewell leave.
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Never so much crap in my life, Do you think that Harry likes been injured you fool!!
You so called supporters have short memories.
So why did Rafa keep playing him whenever he was fit?
There were plenty of games this season when Rafa chose Kewell ahead of Babel, for the first 60 minutes at least.
Anyone could see that Kewell would struggle to be seriously considered by any other top Premier League side.
His half-heartedness also led to the Tevez goal at Anfield back in December.
Benitez is a great manager in many ways. but he's got a few dangerous blindspots and Harry Kewell is one. At around £140,000 a game (ouch!), Kewell was a costly, costly mistake.