If ever Real Madrid decided to hold a fundraiser (for, I don't know, to cover Cris' hair gel expenses) and were in need an idea, here's one: Hugging Booth. I'd plunk down my life savings (all 175 Euro of it!) to buy as many Mesut minutes as I could. Hug with Samisut? I'd take out a second mortgage!

I must ask, though: did Mesut suffer a traumatic training day nipple twist incident as a kid? Anytime anyone other than Sami even comes near him, let alone hugs him, during training he crosses his arms over his chest as though to shield it. Or maybe he's just super ticklish?