Hiskindnesstofelonsdoesnotseem to havehurthim; and indeed, whenhe runs for re-election in 2010, thosethousandsofextraex-felon votes will only do him good.
The sacking followed a week of newspaper headlines about the Chelsea and England defender's alleged extra-marital affair with model Vanessa Perroncel, the ex-partner of England team-mate Wayne Bridge.