Soccer fans were baffled on Saturday when a popular athlete insisted on playing an entire match while looking through ”magic binoculars.”
“It’s amazing! Raul looks like he’s only four feet away!” said Lisandro Lopez, as he stood about four feet from teammate Raul Meireles.
The behavior grew more bizarre when Lopez accused a player of trying to strangle him with the “strap” on his binoculars, and then called a time out to carefully ”clean” his lenses.
Some observers say Lopez is negotiating a hefty fee to endorse a line of miracle optics. Others insist he is fine-tuning a dinner theater mime act for the off-season.
Porto’s Lisandro Lopez (L) of Argentina celebrates his goal against Pacos de Ferreira with Raul Meireles at Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal, February 23, 2008. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
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Everyone thought Lopez was only playing around until it was apparent that he planned to play the entire game with his “binoculars” on. After the game, however, it was discovered that Lopez had had little choice in the matter. He had become the next in a long line of victims of the “Super Glue Bandit”…
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