World Cup 2018: Argentina FA sorry over flirting manual

Handbook given to journalists includes chapter on how to woo Russian girls

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Argentina supporters at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa 
(Image credit: 2010 FIFA)

The Argentine Football Association has scored an own goal by handing journalists heading to the World Cup in Russia a manual with a chapter about “how to stand a chance with a Russian girl”.

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