Paper Talk: "Balotelli a lost cause, football bet sees athlete win big, Russia star's birthday bear stunt Brigham Young University have used their comedic talents to show what life would be like for an under-talented, overenthusiastic goalie during a penalty shootout. Francesco Totti says there's no point helping Mario Balotelli. FRANCESCO Totti slams Mario Balotelli, claiming the Liverpool striker is beyond helping, while a British athlete turns $9 into $91,000 on a football bet This is Paper Talk. Totti slams Super Mario Italy and Roma legend Francesco Totti has launched a broadside on Mario Balotelli, insisting it's impossible to help the Liverpool striker. Compatriots Totti and Balotelli have history - the former was sent off four years for kicking out at Balotelli, and it's clear the 38-year-old's frustrations still linger. I would not give advice to Balotelli. Everyone tries to, but he does not listen to anyone. Liverpool's Italian striker Mario Balotelli has struggled this season. Totti's thoughts echo that of Italy coach Antonio Conte who told Italian media this week: "I'm not so arrogant as to claim that I'm different from the great coaches, but the past tells us that they failed to change Balotelli." It'll be up to the player, but I don't have much time and I need certain things. Athlete turns $9 into $91,000 Karla Drew is an up-and-coming British heptathlete who is quite the football punter. Karla Drew is quite the punter. The 25-year-old this week made a staggering $91,000 from a $9 10-leg accumulator. International wins to Brazil, Estonia, Italy, Portugal, Germany, France, England, Uruguay and draws in Panama v Canada and Poland v Switzerland got Drew - a sport and exercise psychology student - home. The 25-year-old Liverpool fan has proven her betting prowess in the past, winning $322 from $3.60 on another eight-leg football multi. This is a life-changing win for me. Being an MSC student, I'm not entitled to any student loan. I want to continue my studies and do a PhD in sports psychology and this will enable me to realise my dream," Drew told BetVictor, who have paid out in full. I still can't believe I have won! Your round, or rounds, at the bar, Karla. Footballer in hot water for bear stunt A Russian footballer is in hot water after hiring a bear as the entertainment for his son's two-year-old birthday. Animal rights groups are fuming after Kirill Kombarov - on loan at FC Torpedo Moscow from Spartak Moscow - uploaded pictures of the muzzled, giant creature to his Instagram, before quickly deleting them. The bear was rented from the Stepan Nikulin circus, and one of the snaps showed Kombarov's son, Timofei, riding on its back. The bear at Kirill Kombarov's son's birthday party. Szczesny moves to Man United ... in FIFA 15 Gunners goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has sacrificed his career at the club in order for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to move to north London. Don't worry though, we're talking the video game FIFA 15. Szczesny was talking a Polish journalist on a tour of his house, a la MTV's Cribs, and showed him his progress in FIFA, where he sold himself for $33.7m to sign PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Also on his shopping list was a defensive midfielder. Take note, Arsene Wenger. Wojciech Szczesny sold himself to Manchester United in his FIFA 15 game. Adam Peacock, Simon Hill and Michael Cockerill dissect Socceroos v Japan, the burning A-League issues and FIFA's latest debacle. Super Sanchez Alexis Sanchez is playing like a man possessed, the attacker scoring in his SIXTH consecutive game as Chile went down 2-1 to South American rivals Uruguay in a friendly. The superstar's eighth goal in six matches for club and country will have pleased Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ahead of Arsenal's Premier League top-four showdown with Manchester United at the Emirates on Sunday. So close! Brazil star Neymar is adored wherever he goes, and that was the case in Austria on Tuesday night as a pitch invader hopped the fence to get the No.10 to sign his Barcelona jersey. Neymar started to sign, only for security to drag the fan away. Neymar threw the man's pen back to him, but with three hulking men dragging him away, the fan wasn't able to hang on to it. Not his day... Cameroon, Ivory Coast scratch each other's backs With African Cup of Nations qualification on the line for Ivory Coast, there was a bizarre ending to The Elephants" qualifier against Cameroon on Wednesday. Ivory Coast only needed a draw to make the tournament, while Cameroon had already qualified, so, with the scores tied at 0-0, there was no need for either team to exert any energy in second-half stoppage time. Ivory Coast passed the ball only their backline for two minutes, Cameroon refusing to put any pressure on. Origi to fill the void left by Sturridge? Daniel Sturridge's latest injury setback will see Liverpool release Belgium striker Divock Origi from his one-year loan at Lille to solve the Reds" attacking crisis. It will come at a cost though, with Brendan Rodgers's side having to shell out $9.2m - on top of the $18m they've already paid, to bring him to Anfield in January. Sturridge's troublesome thigh will see him out until at least the New Year, and with Liverpool only finding the back of the net 14 times in the league this season - Mario Balotelli becoming the scapegoat for their attacking struggles - Rodgers has been forced to act. Belgium's Divock Origi could arrive at Liverpool early, in January. Gunners" Khedira boost More transfer news, and Arsenal have received a boost with suggestions Real Madrid won't offer midfielder Sami Khedira a new contract. The German World Cup winner has been on Arsene Wenger's radar for some time, and Spanish radio station Cadena Ser claims Los Blancos will let him run out his contract at the end of the season. That will allow the Gunners to pick him up for free, though they may make an offer in January to ward off rivals Arsenal and Manchester United for the 27-year-old's signature. Originally published as Paper Talk: "Balotelli is a lost cause"