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Joel Campbell scores, celebrates by becoming pregnant with ball

Ever need to expain where babies come from? Just show them Joel Campbell’s goal celebration. Don’t actually explain it until later.

Joel Campbell of Costa Rica scored to tie them up with Uruguay at 1-1 -- the first of two in a quick flurry of goals to put the Ticos on top -- but what's more important is how he celebrated:

Yup, he grabbed the ball, picked it up, shoved it under his shirt, and sucked his thumb like a baby. Why he was sucking his thumb like a baby while pregnant with baby is somewhat confusing, but never mind. He proceeded to hold the ball under his jersey for a good 15-20 seconds, running up and down the pitch like the proudest soon-to-be-mother-or-perhaps-father-we-don't-really-know on the planet.

It’s a good thing he’s on Costa Rica and not Uruguay, since Uruguay’s jerseys are way too tight to fit an entire ball under.

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