Flat Earth FC President has hit out at doubters of the theory

Spanish footballer Javi Poves renamed his Spanish football club, Mostoles Balompie, to Flat Earth FC last Friday. He has since defended the conspiracy to critics by questioning people’s motives behind proving him wrong, Newsweek reports. The football player claims he’s “never felt the earth move”.

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Mr Poves told radio station Cadena Ser: “There is a huge economic motive for which many people want to convince us that the earth is round.

“If the Earth is spherical, why are so many people scared?”

He went on to challenge Spanish science minister and former astronaut Pedro Duque to a debate about the Earth curvature.

Mr Poves said: “He will retreat and won't confront me because he will end up losing.

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