FEATURES INDEX

PLAYER PROFILES INDEX

Muscat
Muscat

Alex gestures in typical Italian fashion
Add your own Italian swearing
Muscat improves relations with Albania
Alex's new friends

Fact File – Alex Muscatelli

Italian legend Muscatelli has been a stalwart of the Bank fifth XI for many years now. Always fond of a beer (and a cappuccino) you can rely on Alex to entertain on and off the field. I've always been a fan of his throw in technique myself. Here's what he had to say about himself.

PERSONAL FILE

 

Full Name:

Alex Andrea Muscatelli

Place and DOB:

Amsterdam, 16/3/1972

Height/Weight:

1.70m/78kgs (not as fat in real life as in the photo!) [what's that in real money though?]

Hair/Eyes:

Brown/Brown

Brothers/Sisters:

1 brother/1 sister

Current Home:

Battersea

Married/Children:

No

Pets:

None

Education:

Catholic University, Milan, and University of York.

Occupation:

Economist, BoE

 

 

……ON FOOTBALL

 
BoE sides played for: 4s and 5s
Most regular BoE side now: 5s (if I'm lucky!)

Favourite Team/Player:

Internazionale / Javier Zanetti & Bari / Igor Protti

Best Goal Scored:

In a match at university, lobbed the keeper from about 30 metres (he was old and not very mobile, though!)

Best Goal Seen:

Recently (my memory is really bad - I'm sure I've seen better ones in the past): Adriano in Inter-Porto 3-1, Champions league 2005

Best BoE Game Played in:

A 4-2 victory against OWC with the 4s

Best Game Seen:

Italy-Sweden 1-1, group match at Euro 2004

Most Memorable BoE Moment:

Having Jack McKeown shouting at me 'You're not here to f****** sunbathe!!!' during a match - apparently I was too slow in getting the ball back to the pitch for a throw-in

Least Memorable BoE Moment:

Had a nightmare game in 02/03 season where I was possibly to blame for 1 or 2 opposition goals; and I'd broken a tooth before the game.

Preferred shirt: 10

Boyhood Hero:

Alessandro "Spillo" Altobelli (Inter striker from late 1970s to mid 1980s)

Nickname/s:

Muscat, Musket, variations thereof

Pre-Match Meal:

Penne or rigatoni with butter and parmesan cheese/lentils with tomatoes [you'd never guess he was Italian]

 

 

FAVOURITES

 

TV Programme:

Frasier

Comedian:

None

Film:

Il Gattopardo (by Luchino Visconti) [?]

Actor/Actress:

Charlton Heston/Audrey Hepburn (I like really old films!) [and his older ladies]

Band/Artist:

Blur

Food/Drink:

Apart from Italian??

Holiday Spot:

Seville

Colour:

Blue

 

 

LIFESTYLE

 

Newspaper/Radio/Mag:

Guardian or Times/None/None

Night Out:

Pub + cheesy nightclub combo [Alex is often to be found in Infernos!]
Car: None

Fast Food/Restaurant:

Not really a fast food person/Il cantuccio di Pulcinella (Battersea)

Other Hobbies/Sports:

Watching football

Likes/Dislikes:

Inter/Juventus

Most Irritating Person:

Michael Moore

Person You Would Most Like to Spend an Evening With:

Monica Bellucci

Ambition:

To start a game when there are more than 11 players available