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 Posted: 10/26/02 - 11:04 Post subject: Poor nutrition
sounds like our pro sports teams!!!
Soccer Team Blames Empty Stomachs for Poor Play
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - The goalkeeper of struggling Peruvian soccer team Juan Aurich has blamed empty stomachs for his team's poor results.
"We don't know what to do," Marco Flores told the sports daily Libero. "A lot of us can't afford to eat or get to training. And they still want us to win.
"It's difficult to compete with other professional clubs on an empty stomach and without the necessary strength.
"The situation is chaotic. We've no money in our pockets and, even so, they threaten to sack us."
Juan Aurich, based in the northern city of Chiclayo, is near the bottom in the second stage of the Peruvian championship, having picked up only nine points in 15 games.
They were hammered 4-1 by Estudiantes de Medicina on Sunday.
Last week, Libero photographed two Juan Aurich players eating $1 set lunches at Chiclayo's central market. Both claimed they needed to borrow money from relatives to get by.
As in much of Latin America, Peruvian soccer is in serious financial difficulties and players at several clubs complain they are being paid several months late.
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