World Cup revelers have been injured kicking soccer balls with "Can you kick it?" spray painted on them. These "balls" were filled by some pranksters with concrete.
World Cup pranksters in Berlin injured at least two soccer fans by inviting them to kick soccer balls that they had secretly filled with concrete, authorities said Tuesday.At least six concrete filled soccer balls were found chained to lampposts, trees and handrails across the city next to the spray-painted message "Can you kick it?," Berlin police said.
"Two young men kicked the balls and suffered bad bruising on their feet," a police spokeswoman said. "We still don't have any leads in the case."
Berlin is due to host the World Cup final Sunday.
Ouch.
This sucks for the injured kickers, but a part of me admires the brilliancy of the prank. It's an evil version of the glue-quarters-to-the-floor-and-watch-people-try-to-pick-them-up trick.