During the last transfer window in January, Manchester City almost made an enormous splash by prying Brazilian star Kaka away from A.C. Milan for a whopping $150 million transfer fee. But the deal was called off with about a day left because Kaka just didn’t want to go live in Manchester.

We can’t really blame him. And given new evidence about the capability of Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to torture his friendly business partners, future stars who catch the eye of Manchester City’s management might just want to nod and steer clear of Northwest England.

In video from an ABC News report (after the jump and in it’s raw form right here), you can clearly see Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan hit the businessman in question with a wooden plank, pour salt into an open wound (literally, not figuratively), stick a cattle prod down under, set fire to his frank & beans, and run him over in a Mercedes SUV.

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There’s more news today on the disturbing allegations coming from Boston by Julie Donaldson, WHDH-TV sportscaster, about her boyfriend, Ivan Lattimore. (Lattimore is a professional slamball player.) The BOSTON HERALD points out the possible effects of the escalating number and nature of the new revelations.

With new facts about Donaldson’s heavy drinking during the day and evening in question, inviting multiple women back to her apartment to keep partying, and the fact that she’s still technically married (though the paperwork is nearly complete, according to Donaldson), questions about her ability to continue as a high-profile sportscaster are raised by the HERALD.
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