Dirty tricks at World Mud Football Cup

The 'dirtiest World Cup of all time' took place in Brunsbuettel. Sixteen teams came together on the mudflats of the Elbe river near the north German town for the World Mud Football Cup. But anyone expecting quick passes or footballing elegance here will be sorely disappointed - the players have enough difficulty moving through the mud at all. Passing is a challenge and dribbling is impossible.

"It's not really sport, it is more like paddling in mud. There is a ball somewhere which you try somehow to get over the line, and that is it" Karina Schunk said. "Yes, that is all there is to it, said her friend Jana Popsche. "You throw yourself at it, not necessarily voluntarily, you just get stuck in the mud and that is it, you can't really move very much!"

The mud games are not just for fun though, the proceeds going to cancer research.

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Reuters 9508/06

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[jazzx251]

In my league, that would be one of the better pitches!

[d4yogurt]

looks like glastonbury on a good year! XD

[sexpoliticsguns]

N-Euro Coming Home Football - Great simple Soccer Hymn 2010! Listen it!

[kaneeye]

OMG .. look at 0:37 there was a straight shot to the keeper's

dnt know y he didnt hurt :-D

[54spiritedwill54]

very nice idea

[privyhum]

Wow. That looks exhausting. And I thought indoor soccer was draining...

[stanere2k7]

fuck off stupid romanian cunt

[DanielTheRaap]

wtf .....Brunsbüttel is son scheiss Kaff!!!

zum Glück komm ich aus Dingen !

[Jobster9]

strang game!

[zolomendez]

absurdo completamente