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Soccer is for wusses: Barefoot Fireball is the true sport of champions

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If you’ve been looking for a way to spice up your regular soccer game, take a cue from these East Java footballers. They light a coconut on fire, douse all the players in salt and non-flammable spices, say a prayer, and start playing football. Take that, everyone who’s ever said you shouldn’t play with fire.

[via Neatorama]

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