Former Soccer Captain Reportedly Dropped From Team After Excessive Farting in the Dressing Room

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There are a lot of ways to get dropped from a team but excessive farting might be a new one.

ESPN reported on Tuesday that centre-back Marcelo, formerly of Olympique Lyonnais in France, was dropped from the team due to excessive farting and laughing in the dressing room.

The 34-year-old defender was dropped to the reserves last August following a 3-0 defeat to league opponent Angers.

ESPN initially learned that Marcelo had been caught laughing during captain Leo Dubois’ halftime speech, an action that didn’t go down well with the manager or the club’s sporting director Juninho.

After further investigation, it was discovered that the Brazilian international was also disciplined for repeatedly farting among his teammates in the dressing room on top of the laughing.

Brazilian defender Marcelo was dropped from Lyon due to continuous farting and laughing in the dressing room, sources have told ESPN.https://t.co/LlsglsTl3I pic.twitter.com/NA2Jt0IlMa

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🚨 Marcelo was permanently removed from the Lyon squad for farting in the locker room and laughing about it with his teammates.

Juninho, who did not like him, decided to take the opportunity to remind him of his poor performances on the pitch and fired him.

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Marcelo had recently signed an extension with Lyon before the current season and was seen as a leader in the team before his disciplinary actions were described by the team as “inappropriate behaviour.”

The centre-back contract was ultimately terminated in January and he quickly found a new home in Bordeaux.