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Napoli hero Scott McTominay turned into real-life bottle opener after fan nickname
Ultras have inundated a Scots firm with orders for the quirky bar blades after dubbing the Tartan Army hero the 'apribottiglie' – the bottle opener.
Napoli hero Scott McTominay has been turned into a real-life bottle opener after being given the nickname by besotted fans.
Ultras have inundated a Scots firm with orders for the quirky bar blades after dubbing the Tartan Army hero the 'apribottiglie' – the bottle opener. Free-scoring McTominay, 28, has earned the fun moniker in a nod to his habit of breaking the deadlock for the newly crowned Serie A winners.
And it's led their passionate supporters to snap up the solid steel tools, which show the midfielder performing the draught excluder role. They are sold online by Etsy company StopperFC for £16.60.
Boss Ritchie Crossman said: 'He's actually in his Scotland strip so I was a bit surprised at the Italian interest. But the Napoli fans don't care.
'Scott is an absolute hero to them now in the same way as Maradona was.
'I've already sent a box of 20 to a guy in Naples. We don't normally offer overseas delivery but he was so desperate for them that he was happy to cover the costs. He told me they were opening their beers with them after they won the league.'
Napoli won the Serie A 'scudetto' last Friday and were spearheaded by McTominay, who was named the league's MVP player of the season.
The midfielder bagged 12 league goals, including a spectacular scissor kick in their crucial final day win over Cagliari.
It's seen fans also dub him McFratm, which translates as McBro, and is the player's favourite. He is also known as McTerminator and MacGyver.
His god-like status has seen him appear in murals and fan tattoos as well as having pizzas dedicated to him
StopperFC sells more than 40 player novelty cushions as well as 30 bar blades.
We told last year how yobs were foiled in a bid to torch the firm's Celtic pillows on Bonfire Night.
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