Alessandro Zarrelli (born 5 September 1984), sometimes referred to as Alex Zarrelli, is an Italian semi-professional footballer and Academy professional football coach, who plays as a defensive midfielder for South of Scotland Football League side St Cuthbert Wanderers currently on loan at English semi-professional side Widnes.He is also known in the United Kingdom as the young Italian player who sent fake faxes to football clubs in Wales and Northern Ireland during the 2004–05 season posing as a make believe Italian football official who was offering a young professional footballer on a cultural exchange from the Italian Football Association.