You may recall, not so very long ago, when we featured a passage from Paul Sturrock’s autobiography in which the former Plymouth Argyle manager regaled us with an amusing (if a little stiff) anecdote about former striker Emile Mpenza.
Long assumed to be an urban myth, Sturrock confirmed that, among his long list of injury excuses, Mpenza once refused to attend a Plymouth training session as his Viagra hadn’t worn off from the night before.
Paul Sturrock on Emile Mpenza’s time at Plymouth pic.twitter.com/Kfn3MWyWSH
— Dunc McKay (@DuncMcKay) September 15, 2016
Sturrock’s book, ‘Luggy’, was published over a year ago, but it would appear that Mpenza had been plugging away in blissful ignorance until the passage in question started doing the rounds on social media last week.
According to the Daily Record, the 38-year-old Belgian is now planning to launch a defamation case against Sturrock, as confirmed by the former’s agent.
Mpenza’s lawyer, Laurent Denis, also added:
We have launched a claim for damages. Emile has been deeply shocked by this imaginary tale, which undermines his reputation and seeks to discredit him.
Not only does the use of Viagra suggest sexual impotence but for good measure it turns out to be an illicit doping product.
We’ve officially run out of tumescence-related punchlines. Feel free to add your own at this juncture.