Football fans have accused former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard of faking a ribbon-cutting stunt that went viral.
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Lingard in ribbon-cutting stuntClip tops 50 million viewsFans claim it was all fakeFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The FC Seoul forward posted a clip on Instagram of him appearing to fire a football towards a huge structure, held up by a ribbon. The fiercely-struck ball then undoes said ribbon and two golden hands, in the style of Lingard's famous celebration, appear. The 32-year-old revealed that the clip has received more than 50 million views but fans think the whole thing was fake – with the tagged 'vertex.cgi' a bit of a giveaway.
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bayleybeats wrote on Instagram: "Never seen a more fake video in my life."
jeanko_25 commented: "Is real?," and hazard_currencz posted: "Haters will say this is real."
__abhi__x__nav__ put: "Nice skills bro. Nice editing skills bro."
AFPTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Lingard was without a club for more than six months before moving to the Korean side earlier this year. After an injury-hit start and criticism from his manager, Lingard helped Seoul reach the end of season play-offs and it seems he is enjoying his football once more.
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Former Nottingham Forest man Lingard is currently enjoying the close-season before he returns for the 2025 K League campaign, which will get underway in a few months' time.