Luck is an odd thing

While Jose 'Pepe' Reina, Liverpool's Spanish goalkeeper (and probably one of the top 5 keepers in the world), was busy using all the luck he could muster to save 2 out of 3 penalties in 'Pool's match against Chelsea last night (see footage below), his house was being burgled. Quite unlucky indeed. Is luck one of those things that you only really have access to so much of at one time? Like if you use it all up taking down the house at the blackjack table, are sure to get a speeding ticket on the way home from the casino or something? I dunno. But apparently a lot of footballers are getting their houses ransacked while they are off playing games. This article goes into detail of the Reina incident, but here are some of the other notable burglaries:

The Merseyside home of Jerzy Dudek, Liverpool's goalkeeper from the 2005 Champions League final penalty shoot-out, was burgled in June 2006 while he was on holiday in Poland.
Daniel Agger, who scored for Liverpool last night, had his Wirral home burgled in September last year.
Reds striker Peter Crouch's house in Alderley Edge was targeted in the same month while he was on England duty.
Everton winger Andy van der Meyde was burgled twice last year, including one raid in which his pedigree puppy was taken.
Wayne Rooney also lost memorabilia, including his BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year trophy, when his parents' Liverpool home was burgled in July 2006.

Weird, eh? I've heard of heard that there are theives out there who scour the classified ads and internets for obituaries and/or wedding announcements of rich people, hoping to burgle the people while they are attending services. Pretty good thinking, really.

Anyways, check out the good luck Reina had in this shootout to determine who was going to Athens for the UEFA CHampions League Final (vs. the winner of today's AC Milan/Man Utd 2nd-leg clash)