German soccer player Max Kruse has been dropped by his team for two games after after a local nightclub outed him for an addiction to Nutella.
While it wasn’t a trail of Nutella skidmarks that led to Kruse’s demise, he did leave 75,000 Euros in a cab from a poker night at the club because he was perhaps disoriented trying to get his latest hazenut-chocolate fix.
“We need players who are focused on football,” Germany Manager Joachim Low told Bild (via BBC.com), “and also understand their role as role models. I talked with Max about what I expect from players on and off the pitch. His actions in the last weeks were unprofessional.”
Wolfsburg director Klaus Allofs spoke with Kruse about his diet at the club’s winter training camp last week. “The aim is to support our players to deliver optimum performance,” Allofs said. “Max needs to correct a few things.”
Let’s hope poor Max never gets his hands on a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos that would undoubtedly end his professional career.