This might look like a goalie assaulting a youth with a projectile, but once you discover that it is actually a compliment in Argentina to fire a soccer ball at the ballboy, you’ll realize this video is a perfectly normal sight. It’s like burping after a meal in an Italian household. It looks ugly, but it’s actually quite friendly. It should also be noted that both of the aforementioned customs could be completely fabricated because I’ve never been to Argentina nor eaten a meal with an Italian family. ↵
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↵Regardless, here’s a grown man hitting a young boy with a ball really, really hard for no apparent reason. Enjoy:↵
If This Goalie Played Baseball, We’d Probably Have a Dead Ballboy on Our Hands
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(Over-the-cubicle high fives to Littmann for the video.)
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