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08th Feb 2012

Video: Italy’s Strictly Come Dancing paid €800k for Christian Vieri. They got this…

If you thought RTE's output was terrible, imagine being an Italian that has to shell out for state-run TV station Rai Uno's fee of €800k to former Serie A star Christian Vieri.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGsgUIsTLJ4

If you thought RTE’s output was terrible, imagine being an Italian that has to shell out for state-run TV station Rai Uno’s fee of €800k to former Serie A star Christian Vieri.

The 38-year-old former Inter Milan star is currently a contestant on ‘Ballando con le Stelle’ (which literally translates as ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and attempted the Brazilian dance/martial arts hybrid Capoeira. Obviously, it was embarrassing.

The Capoeira itself would probably combines acrobatics such as overhead kicks and various acrobatics, all in time to a rhythm. As you can imagine, an overweight football star wasn’t the best showcase of its beauty. Tekken‘s Eddy Goro will certainly want a word…

Take a look at the embarrassing footage above – while peeking through your hands if you find it too cringeworthy.

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