# Meme of guy in football shirt

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-of-guy-in-football-shirt/976722>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 18, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-of-guy-in-football-shirt/976722 "2022-12-18T00:44:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-of-guy-in-football-shirt/976722/1 "2022-12-18T00:44:06Z")

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What is this meme I’ve been seeing, if someone could explain. Its a guy wearing a football shirt, looking like hes sleeping. Help?

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**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-of-guy-in-football-shirt/976722/2 "2022-12-18T00:48:30Z")

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pic??

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**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-of-guy-in-football-shirt/976722/3 "2022-12-19T07:14:14Z")

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the soccer world cup just finished.  
soccer football players pretending to have been fouled (tripped ?) and even injured to get awarded the play of the ball ?

Other meme pics show every player on the field horizontal and crying in pain