Honest sir, he said he was 17

[Rouge Penguin]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26162408

Lazio respond to teenager age claims
12 February 2014 Updated 18:27
Lazio have threatened legal action against those who have questioned the legitimacy of the age of their 17-year-old Cameroonian player Joseph Minala.
The Italian side stated that his birth certificate is "absolutely legitimate".
Lazio added: (external) "We reserve the right to take action against those responsible for the protection of the good name of the company and the footballer."
The midfielder also issued a statement via the club's website denying he told an African website he was 41.
He said: "I have read the alleged statements posted on the website senego.net in which it says I confessed my real age which was different to what was stated in my [official] documents.
"They are false statements that have been attributed to me by people who do not know."
Minala joined the Rome club last summer and recently played for them in the Viareggio Cup youth tournament.

 

[RedZeppelin III]

can't they just age test him , MRI scan his wrist or whatever they do .

I remember when they first introduced it , nigeria put forward something like 35 players for a youth tournament and nearly 20 failed the test , haha.

 

[Whirly]

I feel like a 17 year old player would be a bigger advantage than a 41 year old in a youth tournament.

 

[Rouge Penguin]

He looks older. Like Obefemi Martin's dad

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

The guy has such a massive head I can't believe it took this long for someone to notice.

 

[Rouge Penguin]

Took Livingston 2 weeks to get round to the front.

 

[Frogfish]

can't they just age test him , MRI scan his wrist or whatever they do .

I remember when they first introduced it , nigeria put forward something like 35 players for a youth tournament and nearly 20 failed the test , haha.

Just cut a leg off and count the rings.

n.b. Many people in 3rd world countries around the globe don't have official birth documentation (and don't celebrate birthdays) so age is often guesswork. Though I would think that their maths would have to be horrendous to estimate 17 yo when they are actually 41 ! 😀

 

[Markeh]

Pharrell Williams - 40

This guy - 17

If I were playing u18 football and this guy walked on the pitch I'd expect him to walk off before the match starts and sit on the bench... as a coach

 

[LeTallecWiz]

@the count, now this is SERIOUS quiffing

 

[James]

There's a photo on Redcafe where this guy is posing with Di Natalie who's a fucking dinosaur himself but he looks like he's seventeen compared to this guy.

 

[SummerOnions]

This guy must have seen some things