Sol’s troubled love life boiled over in 2003 when it was reported he had been dumped by lover Lisa Welham, 21, for cheating on her with blonde Austrian Alena Pitzer, 19.
In February, Sol started dating 21-year-old Yorkshire dancer Lisa Welham. Too shy to phone her himself, he got a friend to arrange a date.
Things seemed to be going well until last season`s four-game suspension after his controversial clash with Manchester United`s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Depressed about the FA verdict, he jetted off to Rome, telling Lisa he wanted to "clear his head".
It was in the Italian capital that he met and had a brief fling with a beauty salon receptionist - 19-year-old Austrian Alena Pitzer, who was working in his £350-a-night hotel.
When Lisa found out, she was crushed. She dumped Sol and refused to listen to his grovelling apologies.