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Duck off: World Cup hero Merlín barred from Mexico game due to Fifa’s animal ban
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The Guardian·1 day ago

Duck off: World Cup hero Merlín barred from Mexico game due to Fifa’s animal ban

  • World’s sixth-most famous duck falls short of dream

  • Two-year-old must watch Czechia game from distance

Merlín the duck’s bid to see his beloved Mexico live has hit a snag after he was barred from El Tri’s match with Czechia on Wednesday.

Merlín has become a folk hero in Mexico after becoming a symbol of El Tri’s World Cup campaign on home soil.

His fans had launched a campaign for Merlín to attend Wednesday’s match alongside his human family.

But his journey was cut short by Fifa regulations.

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Sources: The Guardian

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