
With @ediramaal in the UK I must share a funny story I heard him relay to @David_Cameron. Apologies if I misremember some details...
So the Albanian leader used to be a top-notch basketball player in his youth and the Albania national team were due to play East Germany 1/3 pic.twitter.com/cogmikdJDx — Daniel Korski (@DanielKorski) March 23, 2023
A rare game overseas the Albanian team were excited despite the secret police officers accompanying the team to prevent any defections from the dictatorship that Albania then was New red jerseys were issued so the national side could look great against white-clad Germany 2/3 pic.twitter.com/1PeQfg1QbR
— Daniel Korski (@DanielKorski) March 23, 2023
The game kicked off… But 30 min into the game the referee had to call a halt. He could no longer tell the two teams apart as the cheap red dye from the Albanian jerseys had, through close contact, rubbed off on the German kit and both teams were now sporting red outfits … pic.twitter.com/LARYo6GzMK
— Daniel Korski (@DanielKorski) March 23, 2023