Man U star Chris Smalling criticized for dressing up as 'Jagerbomber'

A Premier League soccer star has apologized for his "ill-thought out and insensitive" decision to host a fancy dress party wearing a suicide bomber costume and making light of terrorism.

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling sought to make a "comedy play" on the popular Jagerbomb concoction by strapping bottles of Jagermeister and Red Bull to his body when he held a party at his home, according to his management.

Smalling was pictured in The Sun wearing an army-style vest with the alcohol bottles, a mock circuit board and cables attached.

He also appears to be wearing an Arab kaffiyeh headdress.

Wasserman Media Group said in a statement: "Chris and his girlfriend hosted a fancy dress party to celebrate Christmas and their belated birthdays with close friends in the assumed privacy of his own home.

"He dressed in a costume consisting of empty bottles of Jagermeister and cans of Red Bull strapped to his chest in an attempted comedy play on the popular 'Jagerbomb' drink.

"Although he fully accepts in hindsight it was an ill-thought out and insensitive decision, absolutely no harm was intended whatsoever and he apologizes for any offense caused."

Smalling signed for Manchester United from Fulham in January 2010. He has made 20 appearances under new coach David Moyes this season.

He made his senior England debut in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria in September 2011 and has gone on to make eight more appearances for the national team.

Croatian coach fired for stealing player's credit card to buy 36 bottles of Jagermeister

A Croatian soccer coach was fired for allegedly stealing an opposing  player's credit card to buy 36 bottles of Jagermeister.

Jozo Gaspar was dismissed by NK Precko Zagreb over Easter for reasons that until now were kept quiet. But according to local Croatian press, it has emerged he is alleged to have admitted to stealing a credit card from a wallet in FC Sparka Elektra's dressing room in facilities they share with Precko.

No truth to the rumor that the coach was headed to a University of Wisconsin frat party.

After pinching the plastic, the coach then drove off and used the credit card to buy 36 one-litre bottles of the dark, liquid mindbender at a cost of nearly $700.

He was discovered when being caught on CCTV paying for the Jager and then recognized when trying to buy 10 more bottles hours later elsewhere, resulting in his subsequent canning from Precko. 

The attempt to buy more was also halted by the fact the card was declined for insufficient funds.

Who says that stuff doesn't make you crazy?