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Soccer coach pushes kid, then gets payback from a pint-sized security guard

By Ray Marcano
Aug 14, 2015

From what anyone can tell from this viral video, the coach of Costa Rica’s U-23 squad, Paulo Wanchope, was watching a qualifier against Panama when he seemingly lost his mind.
He violently swings open a gate and pushes a kid. Moments later, a pint-sized security guard steps in and makes him think about what he did.

Wanchope has since resigned, according to the BBC.

"He denied me access even though I had accreditation," Wanchope was quoted as saying in the BBC article. "Then I decided to open the gate myself. Then I was pushed by the steward who was there and I pushed him back. You could all see that."

He continued: "A thousand apologies to everyone in Panama for this incident, obviously also to Costa Rica for what has happened. I have always been known for defending my country, and behaving in the best possible way. We're human beings and I reacted in a way that was wrong."

Read more at Fanbuzz.com. 

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