...he became a tabloid favourite after withdrawing from an Irish international friendly because of the death of his grandmother, who was soon discovered to be alive and living in London.The City midfieder then claimed the deceased had been his other grandmother, only to be caught out again when she was found to be in rude health back in Dublin.
... a rich vein of eccentricity which has seen him show off his newly-pimped pink Range Rover and celebrate a goal by dropping his shorts to reveal Superman underpants