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23rd Jul 2017

Football gets another WTF moment ahead of Manchester United vs. Real Madrid

What the actual fuck?

Ben Kiely

RIP football.

Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara played host to a preseason friendly between Manchester United and Real Madrid on Sunday night.

The likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Eric Bailly togged out for the Red Devils while Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Marcelo played for Los Blancos.

Marouane Fellaini started in United’s midfield and for the first time in a long time, he wasn’t the most ridiculous afro-haired gentleman on the pitch. That accolade fell to Ronald McDonald.

We shit you not.

Ronald fuckin’ McDonald

It got off to a grim start. In fact, it felt more like the funeral for football than an American showcase of the best Europe has to offer to the beautiful game.

Ignoring the red-nosed, fast-food selling elephant on the pitch was pretty much impossible.

Although the United players did a fairly decent job of blanking him while shaking hands with the officials before kick-off.

We’re not lovin’ it, America. We’re not lovin’ it at all.