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29th Mar 2016

Wales struggle with the most basic thing about international football

Nooruddean Choudry

Come on boys! Sort yourselves out…

We suggest anyone with even mild OCD should perhaps look away now, because what you’re about to see will haunt you for the rest of the day – and well into the European Championships by the looks of things.

The Welsh national team have made their country proud for a whole host of reasons. Not only have they successfully qualified for the Euros in France, but the likes of Bale, Ramsey and Allen have done it in some style.

But they really struggle with that most elementary aspect of international football – the pre-match team photo. Instead of simply lining up in a vaguely neat couple of rows, they completely miss the mark…

It’s a habit that’s not gone unnoticed by football fans, who can’t deal with this complete disregard for basic etiquette and symmetry. In fact there’s simply no justification…

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