The USA registered a 2-0 win over El Salvador in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday night, but they did so while suffering casualties… namely Jozy Altidore’s nipples.
Indeed, El Salvador resorted to some pretty ugly tactics to try and upset the Yanks, with defender Henry Romero caught attempting to put Altidore off his stride by giving his teats a sneaky tweak…
#SLV players are pulling out all the #CONCACAF dark arts now, trying to bait #USMNT players into retaliating, especially Altidore. #USAvSLV pic.twitter.com/4ENf8xpAYv
— Jason Foster (@JogaBonitoUSA) July 20, 2017
As troubling as Romero’s behaviour was, Altidore just about managed to laugh it off when speaking to the press after the match…
Altidore: “My girl is mad at me. She’s mad at me, she’s mad at Romero. She’s like ‘Only I can bite u, only I can grab your nipples.’ #usmnt
— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) July 20, 2017
Alas, Altidore wasn’t the only American player to come in for savage treatment from the Salvadorian defence while queuing up for a corner, with teammate Omar Gonzalez having his shoulder blade gnashed by Darwin Ceren…
O..kay.
You have to accept that underdogs might feel the need to resort to nefarious tactics to gain some form of advantage, but pulling nipples and biting backs? That’s just plain weird.