St Pauli Manager Missed the Presentation of His New Signing, Club Use Man in a Mask Instead

St Pauli just became everyone's new favourite club.

Tolle Nachricht: Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Marvin #Ducksch vom @BVB #fcsp 1/2 pic.twitter.com/Jnqgnvalt5

— FC St. Pauli (@fcstpauli) June 15, 2016

St Pauli just became everyone's second favourite club.

The second-tier German club unveiled their new signing today – 22-year-old ex-Borussia Dortmund striker Marvin Ducksch – but when their manager Ewald Lienen couldn't make it, the club put a mask of Lienen on a 'stunt double' instead.

Unfortunately, the trick didn't really work and the club got called out on it almost instantly. St Pauli quickly confirmed that they'd asked someone to wear a mask and called the stunt a "one-off".

St Pauli manager couldn't make it to a photo shoot with their new signing so they put a mask on someone instead..OMG pic.twitter.com/prIaTolU55

— Ro55 Price🇬🇧 (@Rossprice90) June 15, 2016

Football, bloody hell.

[via Twitter]

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