It must be a tough life being a linesman.
They have to stand just a few feet from a potentially angry crowd, who will hurl abuse at them if you make a poor decision. If the game’s televised their every decision will be closely examined and it must get boring running up and down in a straight line all day, waving a flag.
One lino in Brazil has come up with a clever ploy to beat the boredom and pacify the potentially angry crowd: dancing.
The linesman was officiating at the ‘Slum Cup’, a tournament between the various favelas in Rio de Janeiro and shows some serious moves.
The crowd seem to lap it up, but a couple of bad calls and his smooth moves might not be enough to keep them onside.
Hat-tip 101 great goals.
