10 Footballers We'd Love to See on a Reality Show
Michael Cummings@MikeCummings37World Football Lead WriterDecember 10, 201110 Footballers We'd Love to See on a Reality Show
Reality shows: depending on your point of view, they're either a sign of the end of Western Civilization or the best thing EVAR!
But what if we combined reality shows with footballers, another source of endless entertainment?
We think you'll agree that it would be both hysterically funny strangely genius.
Seriously, where else do you get characters like Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona and Mario Balotelli?
Nowhere—that's where.
1. Diego Maradona
Model show: The Osbournes
Name of his show: D10S
Premise: None.
Cameras follow Maradona wherever he goes. Maradona does crazy stuff.
Wildly high ratings ensue.
I'd watch this show, by the way.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
Model show: The Pickup Artist
Name of his show: Rich and Handsome
Premise: Mr. Rich and Handsome helps a bunch of lovable losers become bona fide European gigolos, complete with instructions on how to lure five hookers to an orgy in a Jacuzzi.
I would watch this show too.
3. David Beckham
Model show: Real Housewives series
Name of his show: Posh and Becks
Premise: Posh spends a bunch of money and gets facelifts while Becks is rarely seen, except while wearing underwear at the most inappropriate times imaginable.
4. Joey Barton
Model show: I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Name of his show: I'm Joey Barton… And You're Not!
Premise: Joey Barton walks around insulting people. Everybody hates him.
Then he leaves the pitch.
5. Mario Balotelli
Model show: The Real World
Name of his show: Why Always Me?
Premise: Mario struggles to find his place in the real world along with a group of five house-mates.
The cameras decide the other cast members suck and only follow Mario around.
Hilarity ensues, as do great ratings.
I'd watch this one as well.
6. Clint Dempsey
Model show: The Contender
Name of his show: Deuces Wild
Premise: Dempsey, an aspiring rapper himself, launches the career of a hip-hop artist by whittling down a field of wannabes.
I’d definitely watch this.
7. Carlos Tevez
Model show: Big Brother
Name of his show: Keeping Up With Carlos
Premise: Tevez plays the game within the game, forging and breaking alliances with his teammates.
He wins by securing the best deal for himself.
8. Marouane Chamakh
Model show: Pros vs. Joes
Name of his show: Me Against The World
Premise: Marouane Chamakh gives fans the chance to live out a dream by playing them one-on-one in front of the cameras.
He almost always loses.
9. Wayne Rooney
Model show: Tommy Lee Goes To College
Name of his show: Wayne Walks To Work
Premise: Wayne Rooney gets a minimum-wage job and tries to fit in.
Gary Neville also stars as Rooney's co-worker. Just because.
10. John Terry
Model show: Blind Date
Name of his show: Win A Date With John Terry
Premise: John Terry dates his teammates’ wives and girlfriends.
Wait, what? That’s already happened?
Crap.