AC Milan players inexplicably performed their own haka before their match with Carpi in Serie A on Thursday evening.

Supporters looked on in bemusement ahead of kick-off as the entire starting XI took up their place on the San Siro turf before giving their version of the ritual.

The New Zealand rugby union team are perhaps the sports side most associated with the ancestral war cry so nobody could quite explain why Cristian Brocchi’s side decided to give it a crack.

It’s been suggested the bizarre performance may have had something to do with the club’s sponsorship deal with skin and body-care brand Nivea.




If this is the case, what on earth is football coming to…?

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