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ROME (AP)In the latest fashion statement out of Italy, soccer players are dropping their shorts to score goals.
Catania, a team in the countrys top division, unveiled the new look while taking a free kick. The players lined up in a wall and dropped their shorts in an effort to block the goalkeepers vision.
The Sicilian team carried out the maneuver to perfection Sunday. Three players dropped their shorts practically to their knees so Torino goalie Matteo Sereni couldnt see the kick by Giuseppe Mascara, who scored during Catanias 3-2 victory.
Catania is coached by Walter Zenga, a former goalkeper on Italys national team.
This is a strategy that Zenga tries continually in training, Pietro Lo Monaco, the clubs chief executive, told RAI state radio Monday.
Former referees coordinator Paolo Casarin called the move unsportsmanlike and in bad taste.
Its a trick that should not be tolerated anymore by the referees, he said.
Lo Monaco replied: A trick? I wouldnt say so. Its up to the referee to decide if it should be penalized, otherwise I dont see where the problem is. Good taste is relative.
Catania, a team in the countrys top division, unveiled the new look while taking a free kick. The players lined up in a wall and dropped their shorts in an effort to block the goalkeepers vision.
The Sicilian team carried out the maneuver to perfection Sunday. Three players dropped their shorts practically to their knees so Torino goalie Matteo Sereni couldnt see the kick by Giuseppe Mascara, who scored during Catanias 3-2 victory.
Catania is coached by Walter Zenga, a former goalkeper on Italys national team.
This is a strategy that Zenga tries continually in training, Pietro Lo Monaco, the clubs chief executive, told RAI state radio Monday.
Former referees coordinator Paolo Casarin called the move unsportsmanlike and in bad taste.
Its a trick that should not be tolerated anymore by the referees, he said.
Lo Monaco replied: A trick? I wouldnt say so. Its up to the referee to decide if it should be penalized, otherwise I dont see where the problem is. Good taste is relative.