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Premier League too namby-pamby for you? How about some Indonesian 'Barefoot Fireball'?

Posted by chriswright

Find the Premier League (other mainstream European leagues exist) a little too namby-pamby? Tiring of the constant diving, fawning and preening of players who seem increasingly interested in hair product, nightclub assaults and fancy Japanese muscle tape over the game we love so dearly?

Fear not, for there is an alternative. May we suggest you take in a spot of 'Barefoot Fireball'? It's a variation of football played by bare-footed Indonesian (East Java to be precise) kids who laugh in the face of the old 'never play with fire' maxim, coat their feet in salt and herbs, say a quick prayer and then begin gingerly humping a flaming coconut around for kicks...



Throw-ins must be a nightmare.

Video: Barcroft TV

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