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Published on: 10/7/2008
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Saadi Gaddafi, the world's most famous non-playing soccer star, is leaving the game.
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heartbreakers / statesmen / bon vivants Hannibal & Saadi Gaddafi demonstrate secret libyan handshake
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, Ilija Loncarevic has returned as Libya's national soccier coach, a year after being sacked by Saadi Gaddafi (r.). Loncarevic's return was engineered by Saadi's brother Mohammed, who took over as Libyan Football Federation chairman after Saadi's resignation.
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, Saadi Gaddafi has resigned as head of the Libyan Football Federation.A spokesman said this had nothing to do with the fact that the Libyan coach dropped Gaddafi from the lineup in last week's 4-1 loss to Egypt in their World Cup Qualifier, where Libyan fans ripped up chairs & hurled them at Egyptian police.
Saadi, the world's most famous non-playing soccer star, traveled with the Libyan team to Australia where he didn't play but found time to wine & dine Nicole Kidman; he's also registered with Perugia, but has yet to play with them either. (Kidman on dinner: "That was business.")
, Colonel Gaddafi wrapped up his 9-day visit to Algeria, which he praised for throwing out the French & suggested Algerians seek compensation from France.Gaddafi: "I cannot describe the warm welcome & the sentiments of fraternity I was surrounded by during my stay in my [sic] country Algeria.It's a holy land."(He also took time for a dig at the Saudis: "American officials I met told me that the Saudis are dirty & closed-minded.")
cgm31.jpgGaddafi's extended visit & vast entourage worked the patience of his hosts: Between Hospitality & Irritation read a headline in Le Soir d'Algerie.Gaddafi was also awarded an honorary doctorate in Social Sciences by Algiers University.
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Back home, Gaddafi was welcomed by cheering crowds.The Palestinians, meanwhile, asked for an apology after Gaddafi called them idiots: "The Palestinian people have enough headaches & do not have enough aspirin."
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Gaddafi said to have presented Kidman with a diamond bracelet on the occasion: "He seemed disappointed when Nicole left, as romance was clearly off the menu."
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Saadi Gaddafi, subject of a gushing profile in the NY Times, is jockeying to buy the controlling share of a well-known British soccer club for $300 million.