Lukas Podolski has no problem with Joachim Low's scratch and sniff videos - because 80% of men fondle their balls at some point.
The German manager has come in for a lot of criticism in recent days after he was caught on camera scratching around in his pants and sniffing afterwards.
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You'd think the German players would have something to say about Low's antics considering everyone else has been disgusted at his behaviour.
But that doesn't appear to be the case, with Podolski insisting that it's no big deal because most men do the same things. Speaking at his Germany press conference today, Podolski, per German football writer Jonathan Harding, said:
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Podolski's response got a lot of laughs from the German press pack as well as team-mates Jerome Boateng and Shkodran Mustafi.
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