Robbie Rogers and 10 Footballers Who Need Their Own Sitcom
In May 2013, Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay player in a major U.S. sports league when he signed for LA Galaxy. According to Deadline (via Yahoo Dirty Tackle), the midfielder's experiences will serve as the inspiration for a new sitcom titled Men in Shorts.
In light of this forthcoming televisual treat, here are 10 other players who definitely deserve their own sitcom...
The Big Bendtner Thoery
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If anyone deserves a sitcom in the beautiful game, it surely has to be the internet's favourite player: Nicklas Bendtner.
The former Arsenal star's off-the-chart self confidence, penchant for ridiculous selfies and inappropriate use of taxis would provide enough scripts for dozens of seasons.
Nicky B is probably already thinking of all the Golden Globes he's going to win...
Two and a Half Milners
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Whether he deserves it or not, James Milner has cultivated a reputation for being incredibly dull. This doesn't sound like it would make for a great sitcom, but hey, The Office never had any actual jokes in it and it was brilliant.
In Two and a Half Milners, absurdist hilarity could be found in the Manchester City man discussing his tax code with his accountant, fixing the hinge on a broken cupboard or sitting in a wingback chair reading a book about Bavarian architecture.
The Ashley Young Ones
3 of 10The Young Ones was about a group of young people who often fell to the floor in pretend agony after being the victims of pretend violence.
The Ashley Young Ones could have almost exactly the same premise. But with less hippies and anarchists, and more bird poo.
Ozil Fools and Horses
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You've only gone and allegedly cheated on your pop star girlfriend with another player's girlfriend! Mesut you plonker!
In Ozil Fools and Horses, the German midfielder would play the Rodney character, and Arsene Wenger would be Granddad. Who would play the Del-Boy part? It could only be this man (NSFW link).
Diff'rent Stokes
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The original Diff'rent Strokes starred a diminutive youngster who was placed within an unfamiliar world—with hilarious consequences.
This 2014 reboot would be set in Staffordshire, where a little young fella named Bojan was brought from his humble Catalan home to the other-worldly Stoke City—with hilarious consequences.
Bojan's misadventures would be peppered with his catchphrase: "What'chu talkin' 'bout, Mr Hughes?"
Barton Behaving Badly
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The classic sitcom Men Behaving Badly epitomised the '90s "lad" culture, but there were never any story lines based around stubbing cigars out in people's eyes, going to prison for violent assaults or making fun of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's nose.
A Joey Barton-based update could change all that.
Goodnight SweetHart
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Current sitcoms are missing two vital ingredients: time travel and Joe Hart.
In Goodnight SweetHart, the Manchester City goalkeeper finds a mysterious portal that allows him to travel back in time to stop himself making errors. Will he be able to stop one of his numerous bloopers from taking place? Can he travel back and avoid going to nightclubs with students or Las Vegas pools with Jack Wilshere?
Tune in to find out!
I'm Alan Pardew
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Alan Pardew isn't technically a footballer, but he likes fast cars, he stays in hotels a lot, he's prone to embarrassing himself in public and he once earned a contract with a major company that no one can quite understand.
The Newcastle manager is essentially football's Alan Partridge. A provincial radio show awaits.
The Fresh Kevin Prince of Boateng
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"Iiiiiin West Berlin I was born and raised, on a five-a-side court is where I spent most of my days..."
This one really writes itself.
Some Mothers Do Zlatan
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The Mighty Zlatan Ibrahimovic is getting his own film, so of course he should have a sitcom based around his life.
Instead of being portrayed as a fearsome warrior whose only wish is to roundhouse kick Pep Guardiola with the power of a thousand tigers, it would be very amusing to see the Swedish star as a camp, accident-prone bumbling fool, like Michael Crawford's character in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
Oooh Ibra!
