Nude butts to sweep soccer?

Nov 18th, 2008
by Cyd Zeigler jr..

Hopefully it is a maneuvre that will catch on around the world of soccer. Italian pro soccer team Calcio Catania lined up for a penalty kick against Torino when three Catania players lined up in front of the goalie and pulled down their shorts so the goalkeeper couldn’t see the kick.

Serie A side Catania has come up with a creative way to score from a free kick: block the goalkeeper’s vision by having players drop their shorts down in a wall. The Sicilian team carried out the maneuver to perfection when Giuseppe Mascara scored in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Torino.

There is some debate as to whether the move was sportsmanlike or not. At least one official has said the move shouldn’t be tolerated. Of course, Catania’s chief executive Pietro Lo Monaco thinks otherwise:

A trick? I wouldn’t say so. It’s up to the referee to decide if it should be penalized, otherwise I don’t see where the problem is….Good taste is relative.

Good taste indeed!!

Hat tip to Ralph C.

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4 Comments on “Nude butts to sweep soccer?”

  1. #1 Harvey
    on Nov 18th, 2008 at 11:58 AM

    :smile: While the move was somewhat unexpected, it wasn’t exactly fair (though some might disagree), since the goalee had so much to view, aside from the fact that they didn’t lower their underwear. But it was a nice touch to see if they could distract the goalee, and they obviously succeeded! It would be, however, safer to keep this move out of the game. Some may view it as unsportsman-like conduct. You can always fool around after the game…

  2. #2 Maurice
    on Nov 18th, 2008 at 2:26 PM

    Check out Brazilian soccer plalyer for (GREMIO) Wagner Limeira on Google search.

  3. #3 TJ
    on Nov 18th, 2008 at 3:08 PM

    This play is not about “distracting” the goalie with their asses, but rather using the fabric of the shorts stretched out at ground level to effectively block the goalie’s view of the ball (which could not be done completely with bare legs).

    This would be comparable to one of them taking out a bed sheet and holding it in front of the player taking the shot so that the goalie couldn’t see him.

  4. #4 Hoppybeer
    on Nov 18th, 2008 at 3:34 PM

    Yes Wags pretty f’in hot. Nice uc unit :)

    http://gcspotlightmag.typepad.com/photos/wagner/

    as far as dropping trou, I guess anything to win is OK?

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