England burst out laughing: 'Funniest team photo I've ever seen'

Created: 11/22/2022, 09:39 am

By: Alexander Kaindl

England is one of the favorites for the 2022 World Cup. Before the start, there was a lot of discussion in the motherland of football about a team photo - and laughter.

Doha - The 2022 World Cup is on!

After all the discussions about the World Cup in Qatar, the ball is finally rolling. The hosts lost the opening game against Ecuador, and on the second day England, one of the favorites for the title, will start the tournament.

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The Three Lions have a highly talented squad at the start, with captain Harry Kane coach Gareth Southgate able to count on one of the best forwards in the world.

But the squad from the motherland of football is also well equipped in other respects: the young wild ones around Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and last but not least Borussia Dortmund's figurehead Jude Bellingham make you want more.

Is it finally coming home in 2022?

The island has been waiting for a men's title since 1966, most recently they were very close at the 2021 European Championships.

In the end, they lost to Italy on penalties in the final at Wembley.

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After all, the mood in the country and in the team is good before the World Cup (schedule for the 2022 World Cup).

This is proven by the team photo of the Three Lions, in which a player made a little joke.

Or is it just a coincidence?

Before the tournament, the image of the Three Lions was discussed in a number of British media, and there were countless reactions on the Internet.

But what's so unusual about that?

We clarify.

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At first glance, the team photo seems to be quite normal, the team is in a good mood with coach Southgate.

A closer look, however, reveals that midfielder James Maddison is somehow strangely isolated on the left edge of the picture.

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Posture, facial expression, distance to the man next to you - the professional from Leicester City somehow doesn't quite fit into the picture in the truest sense of the word.

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But die-hard fans immediately saw a parallel to another photo that had caused laughter years ago: that of Ashley Cole at AS Roma.

Cole, a former England international, moved to the eternal city from Chelsea in 2014.

A team photo was taken a few weeks after his arrival, which has had absolute cult status ever since - in England and Italy, of course, more than in Germany.

You can see Cole on the left edge of the picture with a large distance to the rest of the team.

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England burst out laughing: 'Funniest team photo I've ever seen'

Maddison seems to have remembered this positioning, which is why he now, eight years later, emulated it.

Nobody in England believes in a coincidence.

For example, fans wrote on social networks: "Maddison does Cole", "He did it on purpose", "Once you've seen it, you can't not see it anymore" or "This is the funniest team photo that I've ever seen."

It's a shame from Maddison's point of view, who has had an outstanding season for Leicester so far: he missed the start of the World Cup due to injury.

Maybe he'll manage to create more memorable moments as the World Cup progresses.

Without a doubt, the bickering about the captain's armbands at the World Cup will also be remembered for a long time.