BERLIN, (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s national soccer association said yesterday that German players celebrating their World Cup triumph did not intend to be disrespectful when they performed a dance that poked fun at their defeated opponent Argentina.
During victory celebrations in front of fans in Berlin on Tuesday a group of players stooped low and chanted “This is how Gauchos walk, Gauchos they walk like this”, before jumping up to shout: “This is how Germans walk, Germans they walk like this!”
There was little outcry in Argentina but sports newspaper Ole said: “The Gaucho dance performed by the Germans … caused unease in our country.”
