The Chelsea Exiles don’t see too much of one another, Crespo reports. He and Veron were close colleagues, but he won’t go so far as to declare that they are “amigos” — “that’s a big word” — and he will say hello to Mutu when he next bumps into him. The exiles have different reasons for departing, but all are back in the nation that gave them their happiest times professionally. Veron is playing well at Inter, if not with all his old flourish and swagger.
Mutu remains banned from competitive football until May after testing positive for cocaine. The ban expires just before the Champions League final, though it is fanciful to imagine that he would play any part in it. And Crespo? Well,