Madonna Maradona! Johny Rep RIP! Yardis Alpolfo! Football's greatest April Fool pranks

Ah, April Fool's Day. The one time of the year when we Brits can - for a full 12 hours - unbutton our top collars, relax our stiff upper lips and let loose a good old belly laugh at hilarious, if very obviously made-up, news stories (you might even find one or two dotted around this very site).
The beautiful game has inspired some particularly chucklesome pranks over the years. Here's our Top 10:
10) Butch Cassidy buys Forest Green RoversTwinkly-eyed icon Paul Newman made millions from Hollyw...

Source: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-banter/April-Fool-Maradona-Madonna-Paul-Newman-Alex-McLeish-and-Johnny-Rep-The-Top-10-football-April-Fool-pranks-article718704.html

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