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‘I’m not a model’ Uruguay’s Bielsa defends bizarre World Cup portrait
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‘I’m not a model’ Uruguay’s Bielsa defends bizarre World Cup portrait

The Guardian Football about 3 hours 1 mins read
  • Head coach looked downwards in official Fifa photo

  • ‘The picture was taken the way it was taken’

The Uruguay head coach, Marcelo Bielsa, has lived up to his maverick reputation by refusing to cooperate during a photoshoot for Fifa. Bielsa stared down at the floor, hands in pockets, statuesque, during the obligatory media duty last Wednesday and the 70-year-old hit back when asked about the incident after Uruguay’s 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia on Monday.

“I’m not a model,” he said. “I don’t have to give any explanation, the picture was taken the way it was taken. Should I also explain why I don’t look to the people who are speaking to me at this moment?”

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