Modern Football Is Rubbish: Ridiculous ‘Aeroplane’ Follows Ball Up And Down Pitch During Saudi Kings Cup Final (Video)

Chris Wright

13th, May 2018

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Image via @BabaGol

It may have taken them 120 minutes, but Al Ittihad eventually beat Al Faisaly 3-1 in extra time to win the Saudi Kings Cup in a gruelling encounter in Jeddah on Saturday evening.

However, the real entertainment didn’t come on the pitch, but rather on a specially constructed track behind the advertising boards, where a miniature plane carrying miniature pilots zipped up and down, following the ball as it went…

It should come as no surprise to learn that the plane was a truly embarrassing marketing gimmick dreamt up by the good folks at Saudia, the Saudi Arabian national airline.

Whether or not it managed to keep the pace for the full duration of the game is anybody’s guess.

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  1. Nuno says:

    Cannot imagine how uncomfortable it must be to keep moving sideways like that for 120 minutes. Especially if it keeps pace with a fast counter attack…

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