Naked soccer game 

The World

This is more than just a clickbait story. Two local soccer teams in Germany played a game on Sunday completely naked, save for socks and shoes. The point was to promote authenticity and denounce the commercialization of soccer. Marco Werman speaks with the person behind the naked soccer match: artist Gerrit Starczewski.

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