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Fabio Cannavaro has been handed a 10 month prison sentence after he went swimming in the private pool of one of his residences.
Cannavaro was reportedly caught swimming in the property's pool with his wife - leading to the breach of orders and the 10 month sentence. His wife, Daniela Arenoso, and brother Paolo have also been given custodial sentences.
All three have appealed, meaning the sentence is suspended until a final judgement is made.
Show all 10 1 /10The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans PRO: Your liver will thank you In a World Cup year your liver is put through two demanding ordeals - one during the tournament and another in the regular Christmas holidays slot. Combining the two will mean just the one spell of punishing prolonged excessive drinking in 2022.
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans CON: England will make Christmas depressing Perhaps Harry Kane will be the best player on the planet and inspire England to their first tournament win since 1966. But chances are neither of those things will happen, England will knocked out and their exit will put a downer on the traditional festivities.
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans PRO: Less rubbish Christmas television A heavy schedule of World Cup fixtures will force broadcasters to sideline much of the guff they usually show at Christmas, meaning you won't have to sit through yet another re-run of Love Actually as Peru vs Qatar will be on instead.
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans CON: Family relations will take a battering Christmas is a time for families to come together - but football lovers will be compelled to shun their grandmas in order to watch Ecuador vs Iran.
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans PRO: Christmas shopping just got easier A trip to the shops in the run-up to Christmas is an ordeal - but with half the population in front of the TV, snapping up those football-themed stocking fillers for your loved ones will be a breeze.
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans CON: The true meaning of Christmas The real meaning of Christmas becomes more diluted with every passing year so having the nation more focused on the metatarsal status of England's crocked star striker than the birth of Jesus Christ is unlikely to improve matters.
The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans PRO: Domestic games in the sun Everyone loves those early and late games of the domestic season when the sun is out and you can go to the football in shorts and T-shirt. Due to the schedule overhaul needed to accommodate the tournament, there will be lots more summer games. Get the flip flops at the ready.
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans CON: Fan parks If the 2014 instalment of the World Cup showed us anything, it's that we love a fan park. Images of Americans gathered in their thousands to watch Clint Dempsey 'do a soccer goal' were a highlight of the tournament. But gathering in front of a big screen won't seem so appealing when it's freezing cold.
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans PRO: Simon Cowell will be denied A generic Christmas No 1 by the latest X-Factor clone has become almost as inevitable as turkey on your plate on Christmas Day. Surely a football themed Christmas song could beat it in the unique year of 2022? Bob Geldof has probably already started re-writing the lyrics to Do They Know It's Christmas (again).
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The pros and cons of a winter World Cup for fans CON: January will be double depressing After the high of Christmas, January tends to be a depressing time of year. But add the World Cup excitement on top and the first month of 2023 is already looking bleak.
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Cannavaro recently became manager of Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande where he has led the club into the Asian Champions League.
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