Lorenzo Insigne Always Stands Next To The Tallest Mascot And People Have A Theory

Italy international and Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne once revealed that he almost quit football after being constantly told he was too small to make it as a professional.

In an interview with UEFA, Insigne spoke about the moment he wanted to quit football all together.

"They used to say I had some talent, but was too short. At one point, I wanted to quit football, as the scouts all told me the same thing and I thought it might be futile to continue. Then I had a trial with Napoli and it went well."

Here's a brilliant interview with Insigne about his height:

The 26-year-old may be one of the smallest players in world football at 5ft 3, but he has proved the doubters wrong.

He has forged a reputation as a player who uses his low centre of gravity and pace to make a real impact in games.

Image: Tribuna

In fact, he is a regular in the Italian national side and started in Italy 2-0 defeat to Argentina on Friday night.

Unfortunately for the forward, everyone was talking about his height before kick-off - when he was pictured with another very tall mascot.

This isn't the first time this has happened and people think this isn't a coincidence.

Is the person in charge of organising mascots joking around here?

Topics: Football News, Football, Argentina, Italy

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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