THE Chilean press is worried that too much football and too much sex is making Alexis Sanchez sluggish.

Hmmmmm!!!

He is playing a huge amount of football. The 25-year-old has had to virtually carry an injury-ravaged Arsenal side this season.

But the ‘tough love demands’ of his girlfriend?

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Local Chilean publication La Cuarta thinks it’s an issue, saying Alexis’ post-match displays in the bedroom with girlfriend, Laia Grassi, when he returns home could lead to burn out.

Judging by his form in the Premier League so far, there concern might be, well, a little premature.

Laia Grassi, Alexis Sánchez's Girlfriend... in an Arsenal shirt! pic.twitter.com/8sI0Y2j2tL — Football WAGs (@Footy_WAGs) August 24, 2014

Giroud left sidelined by Gunners mistake

The news just gets worse and worse for Arsene Wenger and Arsenal.

Not only have the Gunners been left languishing in eighth place in the Premier League after losing to Manchester United over the weekend, but they will now be without one of their star players for their final two Champions League group games due to an administrative error.

For Arsenal not to register Olivier Giroud in time to play in their next CL game is alarmingly amateurish. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 24, 2014

Olivier Giroud will not be able to play vs Dortmund as AFC didn't register him in time... pic.twitter.com/ZhQBD44pex — Paddy Power (@paddypower) November 24, 2014

Striker Olivier Giroud, who had been out with injured ankle since August 23 before returning in style with a classy goal aainst United, will have to watch the vital games against Borussia Dortmund and Galatasaray from the sidelines.

The reason, well, Arsenal originally thought the severity of the injury would keep the Frenchman out until the new year and he was left off the 25-man squad list that was submitted.

Thankfully for Gunners fans they just need one point from the two games to qualify for the next stage, where Giroud, judging on his return, is guaranteed to play a huge part.

Madness in Mexico

Queretaro midfielder Willian gets his marching orders for this crude tackle in a Mexican league match, but then wants to take it further when confronted by some angry opponents.

It takes the steady hand of Brazilian legend Ronaldinho to calm tempers.

Messi record will ‘stand for centuries’

Lionel Messi played some of his best football under Pep Guardiola. So it’s no surprise the former Barcelona and current Bayern Munich manager has lavished praise on the Argentine superstar in the wake of his unique La Liga goalscoring record.

The 27-year-old Messi scored a hat-trick in the weekend demolition of Sevilla to pass the long-standing milestone of Telmo Zarra. He has now scored 253 goals.

Guardiola, who managed at the Nou Camp from 2008 to 2012, said Messi’s record-breaking ways will stand for ‘centuries.’

Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola. Source: Getty Images

“He is only 27 years old and he has already beaten the record,” he said.

“His record will not last for 60 years, but 600 years.’’

He may be a little biased but Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu called Messi ‘the greatest player in history’ after his La Liga achievement.

And it’s hard not to argue against that considering he is also the joint top-scorer in Champions League history and is a four-time world player of the year.

‘You can’t buy UCL success’

Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso believes Manchester City’s struggles in the Champions League prove it is not possible for clubs to buy success in Europe’s top competition.

Alonso starred for the Liverpool team that enjoyed an unexpected Champions League triumph in 2005 and when asked if City’s struggles demonstrated that money was not the only answer, he replied: “Absolutely. Football is not mathematics. There’s not like a determined formula where you’re buying success.

Xabi Alonso smiles broadly as he is asked about 2005 CL 'That year with #LFC was a great surprise, a great miracle.' — Ben Smith (@BenSmithBBC) November 24, 2014

“Because of that, you get big surprises in football, but you have to do things properly and, normally, if you do things properly, you will reach success.

“That year with Liverpool was really a great surprise, a great miracle. We’ve talked about that many times. We enjoyed it and it was very different than what’s going on with City.”

City will be knocked out if they don’t beat Bayern on Wednesday morning (EDT).

Gunners rally for Gazza

He never played for them - in fact he was a superstar for their biggest rival - yet Paul Gascoigne can thank Arsene Wenger and Arsenal for coming to his rescue in his time of need.

Gascoigne, who is fighting an increasingly tough battle with alcoholism, revealed to The Sun that the Gunners contributed almost $100,000 towards his recent medical bills.

“I rang up (Arsenal) physio Gary Lewin and told him I wasn’t feeling great,’ Gascoigne said.

“He said to go to hospital as he feared it was pneumonia. Wenger then agreed to arrange £28,000 to pay for treatment. Arsenal also paid £22,000 when I had hip treatment.”

Former England great Paul Gascoigne. Source: Getty Images

Pele back in hospital

Brazilian soccer great Pele has been hospitalised for a “medical evaluation.”

The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo says the three-time World Cup champion is “stable” after being admitted on Tuesday morning (EDT).

Brazilian media says Pele has a urinary infection, but the information could not be immediately confirmed by the hospital.

The 74-year-old Pele was released from the same hospital less than 10 days ago after successfully undergoing surgery to remove kidney stones.